OKINAWA CAMPAIGN
\ˌɒkɪnˈɑːwə kampˈe͡ɪn], \ˌɒkɪnˈɑːwə kampˈeɪn], \ˌɒ_k_ɪ_n_ˈɑː_w_ə k_a_m_p_ˈeɪ_n]\
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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
By Princeton University
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