Bataan

American  

[buh-tan, -tahn, bah-tah-ahn] / bəˈtæn, -ˈtɑn, ˌbɑ tɑˈɑn /

Or Bataán

noun

1. a peninsula on W Luzon, in the Philippines: U.S. troops surrendered to Japanese April 9, 1942.

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Bataan British  

/ bəˈtæn, -ˈtɑːn /

noun

1. 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

Many of the prisoners had been captured more than two years earlier when the Japanese first invaded the Philippines and had survived the infamous Bataan Death March.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026

The Bataan Nuclear Power Plant -- the only nuclear power plant in the Philippines -- was completed in the 1980s but never launched due to corruption issues and safety concerns.

From Barron's ● Jul. 27, 2026

Such a threat will directly challenge the mission of the USS Bataan.

From BBC ● Feb. 11, 2024

The Bataan could play a key role in any evacuation.

From Reuters ● Oct. 16, 2023

He meant personally to save more souls than had perished on the road from Bataan, I think, and all other paths ever walked by the blight of mankind.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver