Definitions for iwo jima
ˈi wə ˈdʒi mə, ˈi woʊiwo ji·ma

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:1.0 / 2 votes

1. Iwo Jimanoun

   the largest of the Volcano Islands of Japan

2. Iwo, Iwo Jima, invasion of Iwonoun

   a bloody and prolonged operation on the island of Iwo Jima in which American marines landed and defeated Japanese defenders (February and March 1945)

WiktionaryRate this definition:3.0 / 4 votes

1. Iwo Jimanoun

   A volcanic island in Japan's Ogasawara Islands chain, officially called It in Japanese.

2. Iwo Jimanoun

   A volcanic island located in the Satsunan Shoto, an island group south of Kyushu, also known as Satsuma Iojima.

3. Iwo Jimanoun

   A decisive battle during World War II.

4. Etymology: From. Prior to Japanese spelling reforms in the 1940s, this word was spelled いわうじま (iwaujima). Historical /au/ becomes [oː] via regular phonological rules resulting in [iwoːtoː]. With the exception of the low vowel /a/, /w/ is no longer phonetically realized. Thus, the word becomes [ioːjima]. The English spelling is based on the historical Japanese spelling, not pronunciation, as evident of retaining the "w". The long vowels are often ignored thus the loss of the macrons. Spacing is inconsistent as Iwojima is not uncommon. Iwo-Jima with a hyphen is also used.

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1. Iwo Jima

   Iwo Jima, now officially romanized Iōtō (硫黄島, "Sulfur Island"), is one of the Japanese Volcano Islands, which lie south of the Bonin Islands and together with them make up the Ogasawara Archipelago. Together with the Izu Islands, they make up Japan's Nanpō Islands. Although 1,200 km (750 mi) south of Tokyo on Honshu, Iwo Jima is administered as part of the Ogasawara Subprefecture of the Tokyo Metropolitan Government. Only 21 square kilometers (8.1 sq mi) in size, the island is still volcanic and emits sulfurous gases. The highest point of Iwo Jima is Mount Suribachi at 169 m (554 ft) high. Although likely passed by Micronesians who made their way to the Bonins to the north, Iwo Jima was largely ignored by the Spanish, Dutch, British, and Japanese until a relatively late date after its 1543 rediscovery. The Japanese eventually colonized the island, administering it as the Ioto or Iojima Village under Tokyo's jurisdiction until all civilians were forcibly evacuated to Honshu in July 1944 near the end of World War II. Because it was able to provide secure airfields within easy range of the Japanese Home Islands, Iwo Jima was not passed by like other Pacific fortresses; instead, the Battle of Iwo Jima between February 1945 and March 1945 was some of the fiercest fighting of the Pacific War, with Imperial Japan and the United States both suffering over 20,000 casualties. Joe Rosenthal's photograph of the second flagraising on Mount Suribachi has become one of the most famous examples of wartime photojournalism and an iconic American image. Following the Japanese surrender, the US military occupied Iwo Jima along with the other Nanpo Islands and the Ryukyus, notionally as preparation for a future United Nations trust territory but largely as a means of technically claiming that no nuclear weapons were being stored on Japanese soil. Iwo Jima was returned to Japan with the Bonins in 1968. Now technically part of the territory of the Bonins' Ogasawara Village, the island still has no permanent inhabitants except a Self-Defense Force base on its Central Field. Its soldiers, sailors, and airmen receive their own services from Ayase or Sayama but provide emergency assistance to communities on the Bonins who are still connected with the mainland only by an infrequent day-long ferry.

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1. iwo jima

   Iwo Jima is a small volcanic island located in the Pacific Ocean that is part of the Japanese Volcano Islands. It is especially known for the Battle of Iwo Jima which took place during World War II in 1945, where US forces invaded and captured the island from the Japanese. The iconic photograph "Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima," taken during this battle, has become a symbol of the bravery and sacrifice of the U.S. Marines. The island is currently uninhabited and is administered by the Japanese government.

WikidataRate this definition:2.7 / 3 votes

1. Iwo Jima

   Iwo Jima, officially Iō-tō, is an island of the Japanese Volcano Islands chain south of the Ogasawara Islands and together with them form the Ogasawara Archipelago also known as the Bonin Islands. The island is 650 nautical miles south of mainland Tokyo and is administered as part of Ogasawara, one of eight villages of Tokyo. It is famous as the setting of the February 1945–March 1945 Battle of Iwo Jima between the United States and the Empire of Japan during World War II. The island grew in recognition in the west when the iconic photograph Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima was taken during the battle by Associated Press photographer Joe Rosenthal. The US occupied Iwo Jima until 1968 when it was returned to Japan.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of iwo jima in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of iwo jima in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of iwo jima in a Sentence

1. Tom Graves:

   Naming a ship for Joe Rosenthal would also represent Iwo Jima, the Marines and the Pacific war.

2. President Obama:

   It’s why GIs gave their lives at Omaha Beach and Iwo Jima; Iraq and Afghanistan – and why men and women from Selma to Stonewall were prepared to give theirs as well, so that’s what we mean when we say America is exceptional. Not that our nation has been flawless from the start, but that we have shown the capacity to change, and make life better for those who follow.

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=iwo jima
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Iwo_Jima
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iwo_Jima
4. ^ ChatGPT
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5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=iwo jima