Saipan

[ sahy-pan ]

noun

1. an island in and the capital of the North Mariana Islands in the N Pacific, about 1,350 miles (2,173 km) S of Japan: taken by U.S. forces June–July 1944. 71 sq. mi. (184 sq. km).

Saipan

/ saɪˈpæn /

noun

1. an island in the W Pacific, administrative centre of the US associated territory of the Northern Mariana Islands (on Capitol Hill); captured by the Americans and used as an air base until the end of World War II. Pop: 62 392 (2000). Area: 180 sq km (70 sq miles)

Example Sentences

People who believe the Japanese captured and killed the aviators have pointed to everything from a generator retrieved in a Saipan harbor in 1960 to a photograph on a Jaluit dock revealed in 2017.

From National Geographic

His family was later told he died in Saipan, but his remains were never returned.

From Seattle Times

That night, Post-it notes from Islanders from Guam, Saipan, Hawaii and Puerto Rico appeared on his door.

From New York Times

Military records show he was lost at sea off Saipan in March 1945.

From Los Angeles Times

The weather service office issues forecasts for Guam as well as several islands to the north — Saipan, Tinian and Rota — that are part of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, another U.S. territory.

From Seattle Times