1) Archipelago 2) Palau 3) Palau islands 4) Pelew 1) Pelew 
Former name for the Republic of Palau
a group of Pacific islands in the W part of the Caroline group: taken by U.S. forces after severe fighting 1944; formerly a Japanese mandate, then under U.S. trusteeship; gained independence 1981. 13,519; 171 sq. mi. (443 sq. km). Formerly,