Iwo Jima

Meaning

Proper Noun

  • A volcanic island in Japan’s Ogasawara Islands chain, officially called Iōtō in Japanese.
  • A volcanic island located in the Satsunan Shoto, an island group south of Kyushu in Kagoshima Prefecture. Also known as Satsuma Iojima.
  • A decisive battle during World War II.

Origin

  • From now-archaic Japanese 硫黄島.

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