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    BATTLE OF THE PHILIPPINE SEA

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     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    A naval battle in World War II (1944); a decisive naval victory for the United States fleet over the Japanese who were trying to block supplies from reaching American troops on Leyteplay

    Synonyms:

    battle of the Philippine Sea; Philippine Sea

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting acts or actions

    Instance hypernyms:

    naval battle (a pitched battle between naval fleets)

    Domain region:

    Pacific; Pacific Ocean (the largest ocean in the world)

    Holonyms ("battle of the Philippine Sea" is a part of...):

    Second World War; World War 2; World War II (a war between the Allies (Australia, Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Czechoslovakia, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Ethiopia, France, Greece, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, India, Iran, Iraq, Luxembourg, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Norway, Panama, Philippines, Poland, South Africa, United Kingdom, United States, USSR, Yugoslavia) and the Axis (Albania, Bulgaria, Finland, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Japan, Rumania, Slovakia, Thailand) from 1939 to 1945)

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