Instance_Hypernym

noun

a pitched battle between naval fleets

Part_meronym

World War II 1

noun

a war between the Allies (Australia, Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Czechoslovakia, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Ethiopia, France, Greece, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, India, Iran, Iraq, Luxembourg, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Norway, Panama, Philippines, Poland, South Africa, United Kingdom, United States, USSR, Yugoslavia) and the Axis (Albania, Bulgaria, Finland, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Japan, Rumania, Slovakia, Thailand) from 1939 to 1945

Domain_of_synset_-_REGION

Midway Islands 1

noun

an atoll in the Hawaiian Islands some 1300 miles to the northwest of Honolulu; site of an important United States naval base

Midway 2

noundomain: activity

Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]

English

Definition

naval battle of World War II (June 1942); American planes based on land and on carriers decisively defeated a Japanese fleet on its way to invade the Midway Islands

Synonyms

Battle of Midway 1
naval battle of World War II (June 1942); American planes based on land and on carriers decisively defeated a Japanese fleet on its way to invade the Midway Islands

Part_holonym

World War II 1

noun

Member_of_this_domain_-_REGION

Midway Islands 1

noun

an atoll in the Hawaiian Islands some 1300 miles to the northwest of Honolulu; site of an important United States naval base