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n. - US forces captured the island from the Japanese in July 1944; The largest island in the Northern Marianas and the administrative center of the commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands in union with the United States.

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  • The eccentric Hillblom preferred life in Saipan, an island in Micronesia, for not just its tax benefits but also for the remote lifestyle.
  • Wal-Mart denied accepting merchandise from factories in Saipan.
  • I think he’s still in Saipan, but he’ll be back for the War on Christmas.
  • “I thought that since Saipan is part of the United States that I would find unlimited opportunities to earn a living,” she said.”
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