Kiribati

//ˈkɪrəbɑːti// name

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  1. 1
    A country consisting mostly of the Gilbert Islands archipelago, located in Micronesia in Oceania. Official name: Republic of Kiribati. Capital and largest city: South Tarawa.
  2. 2
    The Micronesian language spoken in Kiribati.

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gilbertesegilberteserepublic of kiribati

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"Kiribati is threatened by climate change."

Etymology

From Gilbertese Kiribati, from English Gilberts adapted to Gilbertese phonotactics, a shortening of Gilbert Islands. First entry in the Dictionnaire gilbertin-français of Ernest Sabatier (1954).

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i kiribatisouth tarawa

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