Saipan

[ sahy-pan ]

noun

1. an island in and the capital of the North Mariana Islands in the N Pacific, about 1,350 miles (2,173 km) S of Japan: taken by U.S. forces June–July 1944. 71 sq. mi. (184 sq. km).

Saipan

/ saɪˈpæn /

noun

1. an island in the W Pacific, administrative centre of the US associated territory of the Northern Mariana Islands (on Capitol Hill); captured by the Americans and used as an air base until the end of World War II. Pop: 62 392 (2000). Area: 180 sq km (70 sq miles)

Example Sentences

With more than 400 national park sites covering all 50 states, the District of Columbia, American Samoa, Guam, Puerto Rico, Saipan, and the Virgin Islands, there’s a national park close to your home.

From Outside Online

See, my sister and I were born and raised on the island of Saipan in the Northern Mariana Islands, a United States territory just north of Guam, where the movie was filmed.

From Vox

Military presence was unfortunately natural to me growing up in Saipan.

From Vox

She ended up in prison on the island of Saipan where she either was executed or died of dysentery.

From The Daily Beast

Until this week, the last time Guam and Saipan were fought over was during World War II.

From The Daily Beast

In 1931, Coultas found the bird at Tinian but not at Saipan.

From Project Gutenberg

Yamashina in 1942 described the populations at Saipan and Almagan as distinct.

From Project Gutenberg

Coultas obtained only one specimen on his visit to Saipan in 1931.

From Project Gutenberg

The bird at Saipan seemingly has no relationships with the Hawaiian honey-eaters.

From Project Gutenberg

Birds from Saipan are slightly larger than birds from Tinian.

From Project Gutenberg