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PRONUNCIATION OF KWAJALEIN

Kwajalein  [ˈkwɑːdʒəˌleɪn] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF KWAJALEIN

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Kwajalein is a noun.
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WHAT DOES KWAJALEIN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Kwajalein

Kwajalein Atoll

Kwajalein Atoll (/ˈkwɑːdʒəlɨn/; Marshallese: Kuwajleen ), is part of the Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI). The southernmost and largest island in the atoll is named Kwajalein Island, which its majority English-speaking residents (about 1000 mostly U.S. military personnel) often call by the shortened name, Kwaj /ˈkwɑːdʒ/. 13,500 Marshall Islanders live on the rest of the atoll, mostly on Ebeye Island. The total land area of the atoll amounts to just over 16 square miles (41 km2). The atoll lies in the Ralik Chain, 2,100 nautical miles (3900 km) southwest of Honolulu, Hawaii, at 8°43′N 167°44′E / 8.717°N 167.733°E / 8.717; 167.733.

Definition of Kwajalein in the English dictionary

The definition of Kwajalein in the dictionary is an atoll in the W Pacific, in the W Marshall Islands, in the central part of the Ralik Chain. Length: about 125 km.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH KWAJALEIN


airplane
ˈɛəˌpleɪn
bromelain
ˈbrɒməˌleɪn
bylane
ˈbaɪˌleɪn
chatelain
ˈʃætəˌleɪn
chatelaine
ˈʃætəˌleɪn
complain
kəmˈpleɪn
explain
ɪkˈspleɪn
hyalomelane
ˌhaɪəˈlɒməˌleɪn
hydroplane
ˈhaɪdrəʊˌpleɪn
lain
leɪn
Laine
leɪn
lane
leɪn
Maclean
məˈkleɪn
multilane
ˈmʌltɪˌleɪn
plain
pleɪn
plane
pleɪn
psilomelane
sɪˈlɒmɪˌleɪn
slain
sleɪn
Tamburlaine
ˈtæmbəˌleɪn
Tamerlane
ˈtæməˌleɪn

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE KWAJALEIN

Kwa
kwacha
kwaito
Kwakiutl
Kwan Yin
Kwangchow
Kwangchowan
Kwangju
Kwangsi-Chuang Autonomous Region
Kwangtung
Kwantung Leased Territory
kwanza
Kwanzaa
Kwara
kwashiorkor
KwaZulu
KwaZulu-Natal
Kwedien
Kweichow
Kweilin

WORDS THAT END LIKE KWAJALEIN

acrolein
brasilein
brazilein
cerulein
en plein
gallein
Klein
mullein
nuclein
olein
phenolphthalein
phthalein
terreplein
triolein
villein

Synonyms and antonyms of Kwajalein in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «Kwajalein» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF KWAJALEIN

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Translator English - Chinese

夸贾林环礁
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Kwajalein
570 millions of speakers

English

Kwajalein
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

क्वाजालीन
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

كواجالين
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Кваджалейн
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Kwajalein
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ক্বাজালেন
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Kwajalein
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kwajalein
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Kwajalein
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

クェゼリン
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

콰자 레인
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Kwajalein
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Kwajalein
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

க்வஜாலைன்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

क्वाजालेविन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Kwajalein
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Kwajalein
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Kwajalein
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Кваджалейн
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Kwajalein
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Kwajalein
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Kwajalein
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Kwajalein
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Kwajalein
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Kwajalein

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «KWAJALEIN»

The term «Kwajalein» is regularly used and occupies the 102.115 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «KWAJALEIN» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Kwajalein

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «KWAJALEIN»

Discover the use of Kwajalein in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Kwajalein and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Marshall Islands 1944: Operation Flintlock, the Capture ...
Following the capture of Tarawa in November 1943, American eyes turned to the Marshall Islands.
Gordon Rottman, 2013
2
World War 2 Pacific Island Guide
Approximately 4,450 Japanese died on Kwajalein Island and 176 prisoners, mostly Koreans, were captured. The remainder of the small islands in southern Kwajalein Atoll were to be secured by the 17th Infantry. The most important of these, ...
Gordon L. Rottman, 2002
3
The Uses of Experiment: Studies in the Natural Sciences
TESTING AND THE SOCIAL CONSTRUCTION OF MISSILE ACCURACY DONALD MACKENZIE INTRODUCTION Kwajalein Atoll in the Marshall Islands is the western end of the main American nuclear missile test range. One of the few ...
David Gooding, Trevor Pinch, Simon Schaffer, 1989
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17 CFR Commodity and Securities Exchange: CFR Parts 240 to End
(2) Alien and immigrant spouses and dependents of U.S. citizen sponsors or principals assigned to Kwajalein Missile Range may be granted entry authorization by the National Range Commander so long as U.S. sponsor or principal remains ...
Office of The Federal Register, 2013
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The Code of Federal Regulations of the United States of America
citizen, national, or permanent resident alien of the Marshall Islands, will be permitted to debark at Kwajalein Missile Range for the purpose of transiting to areas under the jurisdiction of the Republic of the Marshall Islands without possessing a ...
Office of the Federal Register (U S ), 1989
6
Remaking Micronesia: Discourses Over Development in a ...
As late as 1982. the commander of the Kwajalein Missile Range denied any leakage of uranium into the waters of the lagoon. A spokesman for the Kwajalein range stationed at a support facility in Huntsville, Alabama. conceded, however, that ...
David L. Hanlon, 1998
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The Naval Institute Historical Atlas of the U.S. Navy
Rather than the one airstrip they had built in the Gilberts, the Japanese had a ring of air bases on half a dozen islands in the Marshalls, including two on Kwajalein ( 1) at the center of the archipelago. If Tarawa had cost 3,300 American ...
Craig L. Symonds, 2001
8
History of United States Naval Operations in World War II: ...
CHAPTER XV Kwajalein (Operation "Flintlock") 31 January-7 February 1944 1. The Atoll, the Plan and the Approach TWO points on Kwajalein Atoll, Roi-Namur in the north and Kwajalein Island in the south, were the main objectives of the ...
Samuel Eliot Morison, 2001
9
L.S.A., List of C.F.R. Sections Affected
(b) Aliens and permanent resident aliens. (1) Entry of aliens for employment or residence (except as specified in paragraph 3-2.b.) in an area entirely within the borders of Kwajalein Missile Range is not authorized except when such entry ...
‎2005
10
Library of Congress Subject Headings
K 88] UP Fataia language Koio language Uru language (Malaita, Solomon Islands) Welakau language BT Melanesian languages Kwaito (Music) (May Subd Geog) BT Popular music—South Africa Kwajalein Atoll (Marshall Islands) UF ...
Library of Congress. Cataloging Policy and Support Office, 2007

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «KWAJALEIN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Kwajalein is used in the context of the following news items.
1
New tool forecasts high sea levels and potential flooding on …
The team of researchers will continue to refine the forecasts for both Kwajalein and Majuro, with the support of local partners. “Ground truthing ... «UH System Current News, Jul 15»
2
Whitefish resident recalls wartime experience
“We got back to Kwajalein Navy Base and they put the Geiger counters on me,” Scott said. “Then they took five hours in the shower to scrub me ... «Daily Inter Lake, Jul 15»
3
Typhoon 11W (Nangka), # 27
It's tracking west-northwest at 6 mph about 275 east of Kwajalein atoll. Unlike the other two active tropical cyclones, this one doesn't appear at ... «Stars and Stripes, Jul 15»
4
Incredible photos of some of the 150 US WWII aircraft lying in the …
They call it the “Airplane Graveyard.” It is located 130 feet under the Pacific Ocean, in the Kwajalein Atoll, Roi-Namur, near the Marshall Islands. «The Aviationist, Jul 15»
5
Typhoon 11W (Nangka), #38
It's tracking west-northwest at 6 mph about 275 east of Kwajalein atoll. Unlike the other two active tropical cyclones, this one doesn't appear at ... «Stars and Stripes, Jul 15»
6
Minotaur rocket selected to launch military satellite in 2017
... at launching the satellite on Minotaur rockets from Cape Canaveral, Virginia and the Reagan Test Site at Kwajalein Atoll in the Pacific Ocean. «Spaceflight Now, Jul 15»
7
COMMENTARY: SpaceX knows the risks but will blast off again
Then, out of options and nearing bankruptcy, the company finally nailed a do-or-die launch from the Kwajalein atoll in September 2008. «Monitor, Jul 15»
8
Seabees Inspired by 4-H Club Letters
... are deployed to Kwajalein Atoll, Republic of the Marshall Islands, to complete humanitarian construction projects and conduct community ... «Seabee Magazine, Jul 15»
9
Typhoon 11W (Nangka), # 31
It's tracking west-northwest at 6 mph about 275 east of Kwajalein atoll. Unlike the other two active tropical cyclones, this one doesn't appear at ... «Stars and Stripes, Jul 15»
10
13 professional baseball players who became war heroes
... the fight in the Pacific. Feller spent 26 months on the USS Alabama, seeing combat at Kwajalein, the Gilbert Islands and the Marshall Islands. «We Are The Mighty, Jul 15»

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