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Rabaul

American  
[rah-boul, ruh-, rah-boul] / rɑˈbaʊl, rə-, ˈrɑ baʊl /

noun

  1. a seaport on NE New Britain island, in the Bismarck Archipelago, Papua New Guinea.


Rabaul British  
/ rɑːˈbaʊl /

noun

  1. a port in Papua New Guinea, on NE New Britain Island, in the Bismarck Archipelago: capital of the Territory of New Guinea until 1941; almost surrounded by volcanoes. Pop: 17 855 (2001 est)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Capt Turner said residents of Rabaul in Papua New Guinea - a strategic hub captured by the Japanese in 1942 - still felt their connection to the Montevideo Maru disaster "very strongly today".

From BBC • Apr. 22, 2023

The case was detected in a village near Rabaul, a harbourside town on the island of East New Britain.

From The Guardian • Apr. 10, 2020

They were to escort 23 dive bombers and 18 torpedo planes on a strike on the big Japanese base at Rabaul, on the island of New Britain, in the South Pacific.

From Washington Post • Jul. 27, 2019

He added that the quake was also felt in the township of Rabaul.

From Fox News • Oct. 10, 2018

On Hawaii, I heard some of what had happened in the campaign to take the far end of New Britain Island so that Rabaul could be under attack from both sides.

From "Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two" by Joseph Bruchac

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