Definitions for saipansaɪˈpæn
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
Sai•pansaɪˈpæn(n.)
an island in and the capital of the Northern Mariana Islands in the W Pacific. 15,000; 71 sq. mi. (184 sq. km).
Category: Geography (places)
Princeton's WordNet
Saipan(noun)
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
Saipan(noun)
US forces captured the island from the Japanese in July 1944; it was an important air base until the end of World War II
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