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Noun: MacArthur  muk'aa(r)-thu(r)
  1. United States general who served as chief of staff and commanded Allied forces in the South Pacific during World War II; he accepted the surrender of Japan (1880-1964)
    "MacArthur staged a massive amphibious landing behind enemy lines";
    - Douglas MacArthur

Type of: full general, general

Encyclopedia: MacArthur, Tom