1. the peninsula and island in the Philippines where Japanese forces besieged American forces in World War II; United States forces surrendered in 1942 and recaptured the area in 1945; [syn: Bataan, Corregidor]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
Bataan
n 1: the peninsula and island in the Philippines where Japanese
forces besieged American forces in World War II; United
States forces surrendered in 1942 and recaptured the area
in 1945 [syn: Bataan, Corregidor]