- Kiribati
- geographical name island nation W Pacific SSE of the Marshalls comprising the Gilbert, Line, & Phoenix groups and Banaba capital on Tarawa area 277 square miles (717 square kilometers), population 78,600
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
Kiribati
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Kiribati — (gil) Kiribati (fr) … Wikipédia en Français
KIRIBATI — KIRIBATI, anc. GILBERT ÎLES État indépendant depuis 1979, membre du Commonwealth, la république de Kiribati est née de l’éclatement de l’ancienne colonie britannique (protectorat en 1892, colonie en 1915) des îles Gilbert et Ellice. Ces dernières … Encyclopédie Universelle
Kiribati — island nation in the Pacific, formerly Gilbert Islands and named for Capt. Thomas GILBERT (Cf. Gilbert), who arrived there 1788 after helping transport the first shipload of convicts to Australia. At independence in 1979 it took the current name … Etymology dictionary
Kiribati — Kiribȁti m DEFINICIJA geogr. država u istoimenoj otočnoj skupini, u središnjem dijelu Tihog oceana, 849 km2, 72.300 stan., glavni grad Bairiki … Hrvatski jezični portal
Kiribati — [kir΄ə bas′] country consisting principally of three groups of atolls in the WC Pacific, east of the Solomon Islands: formerly a British territory, it became independent & a member of the Commonwealth (1979): 277 sq mi (717 sq km); pop. 72,000;… … English World dictionary
Kiribati — This article is about the island nation. For other uses, see Kiribati (disambiguation). Not to be confused with Kiritimati, an island in the Line Islands and part of Kiribati. Republic of Kiribati Ribaberiki Kiribati … Wikipedia
Kiribati — /kear ee bah tee, kear euh bas /, n. a republic in the central Pacific Ocean, on the equator, comprising 33 islands. 56,000; 263 sq. mi. (681 sq. km). Cap.: Tarawa. Formerly, Gilbert Islands. * * * Kiribati Introduction Kiribati Background: The… … Universalium
Kiribati — Ribaberiki Kiribati (gilbertes.) Republic of Kiribati (engl.) Republik Kiribati … Deutsch Wikipedia
Kiribati — Republic of Kiribati Ribaberikin Kiribati República de Kiribati … Wikipedia Español
Kiribati — <p></p> <p></p> Introduction ::Kiribati <p></p> Background: <p></p> The Gilbert Islands became a British protectorate in 1892 and a colony in 1915; they were captured by the Japanese in the Pacific… … The World Factbook
Kiribati — Ki|ri|ba|ti; s: Inselstaat im Pazifischen Ozean. * * * Kiribati Kurzinformation: Fläche: 811 km2 Einwohner: (2000) 87 000 Hauptstadt: Bairiki Amtssprachen: Gilbertesisch, Englisch … Universal-Lexikon
