Meaning of Wake Islander | Babel Free

Definitions

someone from Wake Island.

Examples

“On the other side of the coin is the story of a fluttery lady visitor who glanced at a flag over the air terminal. ‘My goodness!”’ she said. “Isn’t that wonderful—to see⟳ flying up there the same tattered flag that the marines refused to surrender⟳ to the Japanese?”’ The Wake⟳ Islander beside her just smiled. He didn’t trouble⟳ to explain⟳ that the marines did surrender⟳, flags and all, or that the terminal colors are tattered because the wind blows a lot. This was near the end⟳ of the month, almost time for the new flag which goes up every thirty days.”

“On January 20, the Nitta Maru departed Yokohama and headed toward the Japanese-controlled Chinese port at Shanghai. During the voyage, the Japanese committed an atrocity that no Wake⟳ Islander learned about until later.”

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