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

2 senses of saipan

Sense 1
Saipan -- (the largest island in the Northern Marianas and the administrative center of the commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands in union with the United States)
       INSTANCE OF=> island -- (a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water)

Sense 2
Saipan -- (US forces captured the island from the Japanese in July 1944; it was an important air base until the end of World War II)
       INSTANCE OF=> amphibious assault -- (an amphibious operation attacking a land base that is carried out by troops that are landed by naval ships)