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Iwo Jima
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I·wo Ji·ma  (w jm, w)
The largest of the Volcano Islands of Japan in the northwest Pacific Ocean east of Taiwan. The island was the scene of severe fighting during World War II.

Iwo Jima [ˈdʒiːmə]
n
(Placename) an island in the W Pacific, about 1100 km (700 miles) south of Japan: one of the Volcano Islands; scene of prolonged fighting between US and Japanese forces until taken by the US in 1945; returned to Japan in 1968. Area: 20 sq. km (8 sq. miles)
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Noun1.Iwo Jima - the largest of the Volcano Islands of JapanIwo Jima - the largest of the Volcano Islands of Japan
Nihon, Nippon, Japan - a constitutional monarchy occupying the Japanese Archipelago; a world leader in electronics and automobile manufacture and ship building
2.Iwo Jima - a bloody and prolonged operation on the island of Iwo Jima in which American marines landed and defeated Japanese defenders (February and March 1945)Iwo Jima - a bloody and prolonged operation on the island of Iwo Jima in which American marines landed and defeated Japanese defenders (February and March 1945)
Second World War, World War 2, World War II - a war between the Allies (Australia, Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Czechoslovakia, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Ethiopia, France, Greece, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, India, Iran, Iraq, Luxembourg, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Norway, Panama, Philippines, Poland, South Africa, United Kingdom, United States, USSR, Yugoslavia) and the Axis (Albania, Bulgaria, Finland, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Japan, Rumania, Slovakia, Thailand) from 1939 to 1945
Pacific, Pacific Ocean - the largest ocean in the world


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Meanwhile, a SDP project team that deals with Okinawa military base issues has decided to back down on its proposal to move the Futemma functions to Iwoto Island, also known as Iwojima, team chairman Kantoku Teruya said.
The 12-member party, which forms the tripartite coalition with Hatoyama's Democratic Party of Japan and the smaller People's New Party, called for an immediate closure and return of the land used for the Marines' airstrip as well as its relocation to Iwoto Island or Guam.
The 12-member party, which forms the tripartite coalition with Hatoyama's Democratic Party of Japan and the smaller People's New Party, called for an immediate closure and return of the land used for the Marines' airstrip as well as its relocation to Iwoto Island or Guam.
 
 
 
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