I ‧ wo Ji ‧ ma /ˌiːwəʊ ˈdʒiːmə/ BrE AmE
an island in the Pacific Ocean belonging to Japan, where US forces won a very difficult battle in World War II. There is a statue in Washington, D.C., of US ↑ marine s raising the US flag on Iwo Jima after they had won the battle.