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单词 gilbert and ellice islands
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Gilbert and Ellice Islands


Gil′bert and El′lice Is′lands

(ˈɛl ɪs)
n.pl. a former British colony, comprising the Gilbert Islands (now Kiribati), the Ellice Islands (now Tuvalu), and other widely scattered islands in the central Pacific Ocean.
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Noun1.Gilbert and Ellice Islands - a former British possession in MicronesiaFederated States of Micronesia, Micronesia, TT - a country scattered over Micronesia with a constitutional government in free association with the United States; achieved independence in 1986

Gilbert and Ellice Islands


Gilbert and Ellice Islands,

former British colony in the central and S Pacific; see KiribatiKiribati
, officially Republic of Kiribati (2015 est. pop. 112,000), 342 sq mi (886 sq km), consisting of 33 islands scattered across 2,400 mi (3,860 km) of the Pacific Ocean near the equator.
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 and TuvaluTuvalu
, independent Commonwealth nation (2015 est. pop. 11,000), 10 sq mi (26 sq km), composed of nine low coral atolls, formerly known as the Ellice (or Lagoon) Islands, scattered over the W Pacific Ocean. The capital is the atoll of Funafuti.
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Gilbert and Ellice Islands


Related to Gilbert and Ellice Islands: Johnston Island
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noun a former British possession in Micronesia

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  • Federated States of Micronesia
  • Micronesia
  • TT
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