guadalcanal

2 definitions found

guadalcanal - 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]

guadalcanal - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  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]