Battle of Tarawa vs Tarawa

Battle of Tarawa and Tarawa both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
Battle of Tarawa	Yes	No	No	No
Tarawa	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, Battle of Tarawa and Tarawa are synonyms defined as:

Battle of Tarawa and Tarawa: battles in World War II in the Pacific (November 1943); United States Marines took the islands from the Japanese after bitter fighting

Other synonyms of Battle of Tarawa include Makin, Tarawa-Makin.

Battle of Tarawa (noun)	Tarawa (noun)
battles in World War II in the Pacific (November 1943); United States Marines took the islands from the Japanese after bitter fighting	battles in World War II in the Pacific (November 1943); United States Marines took the islands from the Japanese after bitter fighting
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