noun
1. national capital of Kiribati
• Syn: ↑Bairiki
• Instance Hypernyms: ↑national capital
• Part Holonyms: ↑Kiribati, ↑Republic of Kiribati
2. battles in World War II in the Pacific (November 1943); United States Marines took the islands from the Japanese after bitter fighting
• Syn: ↑Makin, ↑Tarawa-Makin
• Regions: ↑Gilbert Islands
• Instance Hypernyms: ↑amphibious assault
• Part Holonyms: ↑World War II, ↑World War 2, ↑Second World War
Useful english dictionary. 2012.