English Explanatory Dictionary

Nauru

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A country and island of Oceania, in the Pacific Ocean. Official name: Republic of Nauru.
  2. Nauruan, the language of Nauru.

Pronunciation

/naʊˈru/ /nəˈru/ /naːˈruː/ /ˈn̪ʌ̯u.ru/ /nɑːˈuː.ɹuː/ /ˈnaʊ.ɹu/ näo͞o′ro͞o nä-o͞o′ro͞o LL-Q1860 (eng)-Soundguys-Nauru.wav en-us-Nauru.ogg LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-Nauru.wav

Word forms

Nauru

Etymology

From German Nauru, from Nauruan Naoero. The exact origin of the name is uncertain. The German anthropologist Paul Hambruch suggested that it derives from the Nauruan phrase a-nuau-a-ororo (anáoero, “I go to the seashore”), although this was later disputed by the German Catholic missionary Alois Kayser.

Related words

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Derived words

Nauruan
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