Saipan

American  

[sahy-pan] / saɪˈpæn /

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).

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Saipan British  

/ 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)

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Saipan

Battles at Saipan, Iwo Jima and Okinawa revealed what an invasion of Japan would cost.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026

Workers at the Pacific Islands Club Saipan resort were boarding up windows, securing outdoor furniture and equipment, checking alarm systems and stocking first aid kits on Friday.

From Barron's ● Jul. 4, 2026

The film's title, Saipan, comes from the name of the western Pacific island where the Republic of Ireland went to prepare for the 2002 World Cup.

From BBC ● Jan. 4, 2026

Between 2017 and 2018, the animal swam nearly 7,000 miles from Saipan, in the Mariana Islands, to Sayulita, Mexico, according to a new study published in Endangered Species Research.

From National Geographic ● Sep. 28, 2023

While the Marines of the Second and Fourth Divisions were taking Saipan, our Third Marine Division boarded our own ships and set sail, ready to hit the beaches.

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