Iwo Jima in British English
(ˈdʒiːmə)
noun
an island in the W Pacific, about 1100 km (700 miles) south of Japan: one of the Volcano Islands; scene of prolonged fighting between US and Japanese forces until taken by the US in 1945; returned to Japan in 1968. Area: 20 sq km (8 sq miles)
Official Japanese name: Iō-tōIwo Jima in American English
(ˈiwoʊ ˈdʒimə; ˈiwə)
small island of the Volcano Islands in the W Pacific: captured from the Japanese by U.S. forces in WWII (1945); returned to Japan (1968): c. 8 sq mi (20.7 sq km)
: Jpn. name ˈIˈwo To (ˈiwoʊˈtoʊ) Image ofIwo Jima
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