Iwo Jima is a two-island Japanese place-name used primarily as a historical reference to the World War II battle. It refers to the volcanic island of Iōtō (Iwo Jima) in the Bonin Islands, with “Iwo” meaning ‘Sulphur Island’ in local usage and “Jima” meaning ‘island’ in Japanese. In English, it’s pronounced as a proper noun borrowed from Japanese, typically in reference to the battle for Iwo Jima.
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