ship images. The Makin Island Raid (occurred on 17 - 18 August 1942) was an attack by the United States Marine Corps on Japanese military forces on Makin Island (now known as Butaritari Island) in the Pacific Ocean.
Biannual is derived from the prefix bi-, which means two, twice, double, doubly, as it comes from the Latin bi-, meaning twice, double, and annual comes from the Old French twelfth century word, annuel, which derives from the Latin annus, year.
Bimonthly is one of a group of confusing words (including biweekly and biannually) that have two meanings. The roots of the word are the Latin bi-, twice or double, and monthly. The double definition means you might need to clarify how often your book club will actually meet.