Bonin Islands

American  

[boh-nin] / ˈboʊ nɪn /

plural noun

1. a group of islands in the N Pacific, SE of and belonging to Japan: under U.S. administration 1945–68. 40 sq. mi. (104 sq. km).

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Bonin Islands British  

/ ˈbəʊnɪn /

plural noun

1. Japanese name: Ogasawara Gunto.  a group of 27 volcanic islands in the W Pacific: occupied by the US after World War II; returned to Japan in 1968. Largest island: Chichijima. Area: 103 sq km (40 sq miles)

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Example Sentences

On Sept. 2, 1944, his plane was hit by Japanese ground fire during a bombing run on Chichi Jima in the Bonin Islands in the western Pacific.

From Washington Post • Nov. 30, 2018

The above octopus seen in the Bonin Islands near Japan in 2008.

From National Geographic • Aug. 12, 2015

They don’t teach the history of the Bonin Islands to kids, don’t teach about Nathaniel Savory.

From New York Times • Jun. 9, 2012

To force the fighting into the western Pacific for a clear decision, the U. S. suffers a severe and costly reverse when it unsuccessfully attempts to seize the Bonin Islands, 500 mi. south of Japan.

From Time Magazine Archive

This has been combined with a poison in tests in the Bonin Islands 450 miles south of Japan.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson