ALL meanings of bataan
Ba·taan
B b - noun bataan a peninsula in the Philippines, in W Luzon: scene of the surrender of US and Philippine forces to the Japanese during World War II, later retaken by American forces 3
- noun bataan peninsula on SW Luzon, the Philippines: in WWII (1942), scene of a Japanese victory over American-Philippine forces, marking the completion of the Japanese conquest of the Philippines 3
- noun bataan a peninsula on W Luzon, in the Philippines: U.S. troops surrendered to Japanese April 9, 1942. 1