English Explanatory Dictionary

Tuvalu

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A country and archipelago of Polynesia in Oceania. Capital and largest city: Funafuti.

Pronunciation

/ˌtuːvəˈluː/ /tuːˈvɑː.luː/ /ˈtuː.və.luː/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Soundguys-Tuvalu.wav /tuˈvɑ.lu/ /ˈtu.və.lu/ en-us-Tuvalu.ogg /tʉːˈvɐːlʉː/

Word forms

Tuvalu

Etymology

From Tuvaluan Tuuvalu (literally “eight standing together”) in reference to the eight inhabited islands of Tuvalu, although Tuvalu consists of nine islands. The ninth island, Niulakita, was inhabited in 1949. Compare to Proto-Austronesian *walu (“eight”).

Related words

Funafuti

Derived words

Tuvaluan
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