iwo jima

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iwo jima - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  Iwo Jima
      n 1: the largest of the Volcano Islands of Japan
      2: a bloody and prolonged operation on the island of Iwo Jima in
         which American marines landed and defeated Japanese defenders
         (February and March 1945) [syn: Iwo, Iwo Jima, invasion   of Iwo
         ]