Associations to the word «Saipan»

Dictionary definition

SAIPAN, noun. The largest island in the Northern Marianas and the administrative center of the commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands in union with the United States.
SAIPAN, noun. US forces captured the island from the Japanese in July 1944; it was an important air base until the end of World War II.

Wise words

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