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Definition of: Tarawa
(tä·rä′wä, tä′rä·wä)
The island headquarters of the Gilbert Islands and capital of the Gilbert and Ellice Islands colony; 8 square miles; scene of a United States victory over Japanese forces in World War II, November, 1943.
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