Bataan

American

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

Or Bataán

noun

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

Bataan British

/ bəˈtæn, -ˈtɑːn /

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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In January, the US and UK also began carrying out air strikes in retaliation, including from the USS Bataan.

From BBC ● Feb. 11, 2024

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

From BBC ● Feb. 11, 2024

Completed in 1984, the Bataan Nuclear Power Plant was mothballed two years later following the ouster of the older Marcos, the deadly Chernobyl nuclear disaster, and corruption allegations.

From Reuters ● Nov. 17, 2023

Images released by the Navy showed the Bataan and Carter Hall in the Red Sea on Tuesday.

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 12, 2023

Unsurprisingly, the Battle of Bataan does little to endear Filipinos to their occupiers.

From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly

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