Makin

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Makin may refer to:

• Makin (islands), Kiribati
  • Makin Island, Makin, the main island
    • Makin (village), the capital of Makin
  • The Makin Island raid, a 1942 attack by US Marines on Japanese military forces on Makin Island
  • The Battle of Makin (1943) in World War II
  • The USS Makin Island (LHD-8)
  • The USS Makin Island (CVE-93)
• Butaritari, Kiribati
• The electoral Division of Makin in South Australia
• Makin, Indiana, a small town in the United States

People

• Bathsua Makin, English proto-feminist
• Chris Makin, British footballer
• Kelly Makin, Canadian director
• Norman Makin, Australian politician

Other

• Makin v. Attorney General for New South Wales, (1894), is a Privy Council decision on similar fact evidence
• "Makin' Whoopee!", a 1928 song by Walter Donaldson and Gus Kahn
• "Makin' Happy", a 1991 single by Crystal Waters.
• Makin' Hay, a 1996 album by Canadian group Farmer's Daughter
• Makin' Memories, a 1969 album by Dottie West