Tuvalu
Definitions of Tuvalu
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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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a group of coral islands in Micronesia to the southwest of Hawaiisynonyms: Ellice Islandsexample of:archipelagoa group of many islands in a large body of water
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