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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024Gil′bert Is′lands, - Place Namesformer name of Kiribati.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: Gilbert Islands pl n - a group of islands in the W Pacific: with Banaba, the Phoenix Islands, and three of the Line Islands they constitute the independent state of Kiribati; until 1975 they formed part of the British colony of Gilbert and Ellice Islands; achieved full independence in 1979. Pop: 82 902 (2005). Area: 295 sq km (114 sq miles)
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