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Bataan

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Noun

1. bataan, corregidor

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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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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Bataan

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peninsula on SW Luzon, the Philippines: in WWII (1942), scene of a Japanese victory over American-Philippine forces, marking the completion of the Japanese conquest of the Philippines

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Bataan

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A peninsula of western Luzon, Philippines, between Manila Bay and the South China Sea. After an extended siege, US and Philippine World War II troops on Bataan surrendered to the Japanese in April 1942. US forces recaptured it in February 1945.

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