the peninsula and island in the Philippines where Japanese forces besieged American forces in World War II; United States forces surrendered in 1942 and recaptured the area in 1945
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bataan
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Editorial note
Hell more americans are killed on a slow weekend in chicago than in bataan "death" march.
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Quick take
the peninsula and island in the Philippines where Japanese forces besieged American forces in World War II; United States forces surrendered in 1942 and recaptured the area in 1945
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Definitions
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noun
the peninsula and island in the Philippines where Japanese forces besieged American forces in World War II; United States forces surrendered in 1942 and recaptured the area in 1945
See also: Bataan, Corregidor
Example sentences
Hell more americans are killed on a slow weekend in chicago than in bataan "death" march.
I'm just saying that the propaganda surrounding the bataan "death" march is a myth. Growing up, you'd think it was worst thing in the world.
Maybe 100 americans soldiers were killed in the bataan march. Maybe. The propagandist myth of the bataan march certainly influenced the savage behavior of allied soldiers, but the allied soldiers in the pacific were from some of the most savage and racist societies on earth.
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How do you use bataan in a sentence?
Hell more americans are killed on a slow weekend in chicago than in bataan "death" march.
What does bataan mean?
the peninsula and island in the Philippines where Japanese forces besieged American forces in World War II; United States forces surrendered in 1942 and recaptured the area in 1945
What part of speech is bataan?
bataan is commonly used as noun.