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Bataan

American

[buh-tan, -tahn, bah-tah-ahn] / bəˈtæn, -ˈtɑn, ˌbɑ tɑˈɑn /

Or Bataán

noun

a peninsula on W Luzon, in the Philippines: U.S. troops surrendered to Japanese April 9, 1942.

Bataan British

/ bəˈtæn, -ˈtɑːn /

noun

a peninsula in the Philippines, in W Luzon: scene of the surrender of US and Philippine forces to the Japanese during World War II, later retaken by American forces

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None of the troops on board the USS Bataan know when they will go home.

From BBC • Feb. 11, 2024

After months patrolling the waters close to the Persian Gulf, the tens of thousands of troops on board the USS Bataan were about to finish their tour of duty.

From BBC • Feb. 11, 2024

On Tuesday, the Pentagon said it was sending the USS Bataan amphibious ready group, which consists of three ships carrying thousands of Marines from the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit, into the region.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 17, 2023

The Bataan could play a key role in any evacuation.

From Reuters • Oct. 16, 2023

He meant personally to save more souls than had perished on the road from Bataan, I think, and all other paths ever walked by the blight of mankind.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver

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