NOUN | location | Tuvalu | a small island republic on the Tuvalu islands |
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location | Tuvalu, Ellice Islands | a group of coral islands in Micronesia to the southwest of Hawaii |
Meaning | 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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Instance of | country, state, land | The territory occupied by a nation |
Part of | Tuvalu, Ellice Islands | A group of coral islands in Micronesia to the southwest of Hawaii |
Parts | Funafuti | Capital of Tuvalu |
Spanish | Tuvalu | |
Catalan | Tuvalu |
Meaning | A group of coral islands in Micronesia to the southwest of Hawaii. | |
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Synonym | Ellice Islands | |
Instance of | archipelago | A group of many islands in a large body of water |
Part of | Micronesia, Federated States of Micronesia, TT | A country scattered over Micronesia with a constitutional government in free association with the United States |
Parts | Tuvalu | A small island republic on the Tuvalu islands |
Spanish | Tuvalu | |
Catalan | Tuvalu |
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