Ellice Islands

El·lice Islands

E0093500 (ĕl′ĭs) See Tuvalu.

Ellice Islands

(ˈɛlɪs) pl n (Placename) the former name (until 1975) of Tuvalu

Tu•va•lu

(ˈtu vəˌlu, tuˈvɑ lu)

n. a parliamentary state consisting of a group of islands in the central Pacific, S of the equator: a former British colony; gained independence 1978. 10,588; 10 sq. mi. (26 sq. km). Cap.: Funafuti. Formerly, Ellice Islands. Tu`va•lu′an, adj., n.

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Ellice Islands - a group of coral islands in Micronesia to the southwest of HawaiiTuvaluFederated States of Micronesia, Micronesia, TT - a country scattered over Micronesia with a constitutional government in free association with the United States; achieved independence in 1986Tuvalu - a small island republic on the Tuvalu islands; formerly part of the British colony of Gilbert and Ellice Islands until it withdrew in 1975 and became independent of the United Kingdom in 1978

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see 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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noun a group of coral islands in Micronesia to the southwest of Hawaii

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