Makin

Makin may refer to:

• Makin, a town in South Waziristan, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan
• Makin (islands), Kiribati
  • 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, an atoll previously known as Makin, in Kiribati
• The electoral Division of Makin in South Australia, Australia
• Makin, Indiana, a small town in Warren Township, Huntington County, Indiana, United States

People

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

See also

• Makin v. Attorney General for New South Wales, (1894), is a Privy Council decision on similar fact evidence