Enewetak

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En·e·we·tak

or En·i·we·tok (ĕn′ə-wē′tŏk′, ə-nē′wĭ-)
An atoll in the Ralik Chain of the Marshall Islands in the west-central Pacific Ocean. It was the site of US atomic tests from 1948 to 1958.
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Enewetak

(ˌɛnəˈweɪtɒk; əˈniːwɛˌtɔːk)
n
(Placename) the official name for Eniwetok
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