Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun tarawa

2 senses of tarawa

Sense 1
Tarawa, Bairiki -- (national capital of Kiribati)
       INSTANCE OF=> national capital -- (the capital city of a nation)

Sense 2
Tarawa, Makin, Tarawa-Makin -- (battles in World War II in the Pacific (November 1943); United States Marines took the islands from the Japanese after bitter fighting)
       INSTANCE OF=> amphibious assault -- (an amphibious operation attacking a land base that is carried out by troops that are landed by naval ships)