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Kwajalein

kwa·ja·lein

US/ˈkwɑːd͡ʒəlɪn/ uncommon

noun

1.

an atoll in the western Marshall Islands that was used as a Japanese air and naval base during World War II

2.

World War II (January 1944); American forces landed and captured a Japanese air base

Origin

From German Kwajalein, from Marshallese Kuwajleen.

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