| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| Midway Islands |
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| SYLLABICATION: | Mid·way Islands |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  m d w  |
| Two small islands and a surrounding coral atoll in the central Pacific Ocean northwest of Honolulu. Discovered in 1859, they were annexed by the United States in 1867 and remain a U.S. territory with an important naval base. A decisive World War II Allied victory in the Battle of Midway (June 3–6, 1942) was a major turning point in the war in the Pacific.
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