English Explanatory Dictionary

Kiribati

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  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. The Micronesian language spoken in Kiribati.

Pronunciation

/ˈkɪrəbɑːti/ /ˈkɪrəbæs/ /ˈkiː.ɹɪ.bæs/ /kiː.ɹɪˈbæs/ /ˌkiː.ɹɪˈbɑs/ /ˌkiː.ɹɪˈbɑ.ti/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Soundguys-Kiribati.wav en-us-Kiribati.ogg en-us-Kiribati-2.ogg

Word forms

Kiribati

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).

Synonyms

Gilbertese

Related words

I-Kiribati South Tarawa Countries of the world
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