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Guadalcanal   /gwˌɑdəlkənˈæl/   Listen
Guadalcanal

noun
1.
A mountainous island; the largest of the Solomon Islands in the independent state that is a member of the British Commonwealth.
2.
A battle in World War II in the Pacific (1942-1943); the island was occupied by the Japanese and later recaptured by American forces.  Synonym: Battle of Guadalcanal.



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"Guadalcanal" Quotes from Famous Books



... territory*; Central, Choiseul, Guadalcanal, Honiara*, Isabel, Makira, Malaita, Rennell and ...
— The 2008 CIA World Factbook • United States. Central Intelligence Agency.
... provinces and 1 town*; Central, Guadalcanal, Honiara*, Isabel, Makira, Malaita, Temotu, Western note: there may be two new provinces of Choiseul (Lauru) and Rennell/Bellona and the administrative unit of Honiara may have ...
— The 1997 CIA World Factbook • United States. Central Intelligence Agency.
... Ocean Great Britain United Kingdom Great Channel Indian Ocean Greater Sunda Islands Brunei; Indonesia; Malaysia Green Islands Papua New Guinea Greenland Sea Arctic Ocean Grenadines, Northern Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Grenadines, Southern Grenada Guadalajara Mexico [US Consulate General] Guadalcanal Solomon Islands Guadalupe, Isla de Mexico Guangzhou [US Consulate General] China Guantanamo [US Naval Base] Cuba Guatemala [US Embassy] Guatemala Gubal, Strait of Indian Ocean Guinea, Gulf of Atlantic Ocean Guayaquil ...
— The 1991 CIA World Factbook • United States. Central Intelligence Agency.


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