guadalcanal   (TTS Sound)

The noun guadalcanal has 2 senses

• Guadalcanal -- (a mountainous island; the largest of the Solomon Islands in the independent state that is a member of the British Commonwealth)


• Guadalcanal, Battle of Guadalcanal -- (a battle in World War II in the Pacific (1942-1943); the island was occupied by the Japanese and later recaptured by American forces)