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__NOTOC___ Makin may refer to:


Places

* Makin (atoll), an atoll in Kiribati, known to U.S. military forces during World War II as "Little Makin" * Butaritari, an atoll in Kiribati known to U.S. military forces during World War II as "Makin Atoll" and "Makin Island" *
Makin, Indiana Makin is an unincorporated community in Warren Township, Huntington County, Indiana. History Makin was never properly laid out or plat In the United States, a plat ( or ) (plan) is a cadastral map, drawn to scale, showing the divisions o ...
, a small town in Warren Township, Huntington County, Indiana, United States * Makin, Pakistan, a town in South Waziristan, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan * Makin, South Australia, a locality in South Australia *
Division of Makin The Division of Makin is an Divisions of the Australian House of Representatives, electoral division for the Australian House of Representatives located in the northeastern suburbs of Adelaide. The 130 km² seat covers an area from Little ...
, an electoral division in South Australia, Australia *
Hundred of Makin __NOTOC__ The Hundred of Makin is a cadastral unit of hundred located in the Australian state of South Australia within the County of Buckingham and the state government region of the Limestone Coast about south-east of the state capital of ...
, a cadastral unit in South Australia * Makin Tehsil, South Waziristan Agency, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan


Battles

*The Makin Island raid, a 1942 raid by U.S. Marines on Japanese military forces on Butaritari during World War II *The Battle of Makin, the 1943 U.S. invasion of Butaritari during World War II


People

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Bathsua Makin Bathsua Reginald Makin (; 1600 – c. 1675) was a teacher who contributed to the emerging criticism of woman's position in the domestic and public spheres in 17th-century England. Herself a highly educated woman, Makin was referred to as Englan ...
, English proto-feminist * Chris Makin, British footballer * Guy Makin (1879), South Australian architect, inaugural chairman of the Architects Board of South Australia * Joel Makin (born 1994), Welsh squash player * John and Sarah Makin, Australian baby farmers * Kelly Makin, Canadian director *
Norman Makin Norman or Normans may refer to: Ethnic and cultural identity * The Normans, a people partly descended from Norse Vikings who settled in the territory of Normandy in France in the 10th and 11th centuries ** People or things connected with the Norm ...
, Australian politician *
Rex Makin Elkan Rex Makin, (20 August 1925 – 26 June 2017) usually known as Rex Makin, was a solicitor and philanthropist who practised in Liverpool, England, for over sixty years. He was most noted for his involvement with the Beatles' early career an ...
(1925–2017), English solicitor and philanthropist


Ships

* , more than one United States Navy ship


See also

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Makin v. Attorney General for New South Wales ''Makin v Attorney General for New South Wales''. is a significant 1893 decision of the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council which gave rise to the modern common law rule of similar fact evidence. Background A husband and wife, John and Sar ...
'' (1894), a Privy Council decision on similar fact evidence {{disambig, geo, surname