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[syn: Guadalcanal, Battle of Guadalcanal]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Guadalcanal \Guadalcanal\ n.
1. a mountainous island; the largest of the Solomon Islands
in the independent state that is a member of the British
Commonwealth.
[WordNet 1.5]
2. A battle in World War II in the Pacific (1942-1943), in
which American forces invaded the island of Guadalcanal,
then occupied by Japanese forces; the island was
recaptured by American forces after heavy fighting.
Syn: battle of Guadalcanal.
[WordNet 1.5]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
Guadalcanal
n 1: a mountainous island; the largest of the Solomon Islands in
the independent state that is a member of the British
Commonwealth
2: a battle in World War II in the Pacific (1942-1943); the
island was occupied by the Japanese and later recaptured by
American forces [syn: Guadalcanal, Battle of Guadalcanal]