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Bataan

ba·taan

UK/bɐ.tɐˈʔan/ US/bætɑˈʔɑn/ uncommon

noun

1.

the peninsula and island in the Philippines where Japanese forces besieged American forces in World War II; United States forces surrendered in 1942 and recaptured the area in 1945

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From Spanish Bataan, from Tagalog Bataan.

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