Guadalcanal

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Guadalcanal \Guadalcanal\ n.
     1. a mountainous island; the largest of the Solomon Islands
        in the independent state that is a member of the British
        Commonwealth.
        [WordNet 1.5]
  


     2. A battle in World War II in the Pacific (1942-1943), in
        which American forces invaded the island of Guadalcanal,
        then occupied by Japanese forces; the island was
        recaptured by American forces after heavy fighting.
  
     Syn: battle of Guadalcanal.
          [WordNet 1.5]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Guadalcanal
       n 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 [syn: {Battle of Guadalcanal}]