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Ellice Islands

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Noun

1. ellice islands, tuvalu

a group of coral islands in Micronesia to the southwest of Hawaii

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Ellice Islands

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plural noun
the former name (until 1975) of Tuvalu

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Ellice Islands

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group of islands in the WC Pacific, north of Fiji: under British control, 1892-1978; name changed to Tuvalu in 1976 and as such became independent in 1978

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Ellice Islands

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See Tuvalu.

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