Okinawa campaign

/ˈoʊkəˌnɑwə kæmˌpeɪn/
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Definitions of Okinawa campaign
  1. noun
    a campaign in the closing days of World War II in the Pacific (April to June 1945); in savage close-quarter fighting United States marines and regular army troops took the island from the Japanese; considered the greatest victory of the Pacific campaign for the Americans
    synonyms: Okinawa
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    campaign, military campaign
    several related operations aimed at achieving a particular goal (usually within geographical and temporal constraints)
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