the tiger of malaya yamashita

Ya·ma·shi·ta

[yah-mah-shee-tah]
noun
To·mo·yu·ki [taw-maw-yoo-kee] , ("the Tiger of Malaya") 1885–1946, Japanese general.
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Yamashita (ˌjæməˈʃiːtə) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
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Tomoyuki (ˌtəʊməʊˈjuːkɪ). 1885--1946, Japanese general. He commanded Japanese forces in the Malayan campaign in World War II and took Singapore (1942); captured (1945) and hanged

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