Gilbert and Ellice Islands definitions

Gilbert and Ellice Islands

[n] - a former British colony in Micronesia
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Gilbert and Ellice Islands

Former British colony in the Pacific, known since independence (1978) as the countries of Tuvalu and Kiribati
Found on https://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/21221

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Gilbert and Ellice Islands

a former British colony, comprising the Gilbert Islands (now Kiribati), the Ellice Islands (now Tuvalu), and other widely scattered islands in the central Pacific Ocean.
Found on https://www.infoplease.com/dictionary/gilbert-and-ellice-islands

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