GILBERTESE

Meaning of GILBERTESE in English

■ noun

1》 a native or inhabitant of the Gilbert Islands in the SW Pacific.

2》 the Micronesian language spoken in the Gilbert Islands.

■ adjective relating to the Gilbert Islands.

Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004

GILBERTESE — noun or adjective see: Gilbert Islands
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
GILBERTESE — |gilbə(r)d.|ēz, -ēs noun ( plural gilbertese ) Usage: capitalized Etymology: Gilbert islands in the central Pacific + English -ese 1. …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
GILBERTESE — see Gilbert Islands
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
GILBERTESE LANGUAGE — Кирибати
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
GILBERT ISLANDS — geographical name islands Kiribati in W Pacific , Gilbertese noun or adjective
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
KIRIBATI — officially Republic of Kiribati Island country, central Pacific Ocean. It consists of 33 islands. The three major island groups are …
Английский словарь Британика
TUVALU, FLAG OF — national flag consisting of a light blue field (background) with nine yellow stars in the fly half and, in the …
Britannica English vocabulary
PHOENIX ISLANDS — group of coral atolls, part of Kiribati, in the west-central Pacific Ocean, 1,650 miles (2,650 km) southwest of Hawaii. The …
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MICRONESIAN LANGUAGES — group of mutually unintelligible languages belonging to the Eastern, or Oceanic, branch of the Austronesian (Malayo-Polynesian) language family and most …
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MICRONESIAN CULTURE — the beliefs and practices of the indigenous peoples of those Pacific Islands grouped as Micronesia. The islands include Kiribati (formerly …
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KIRIBATI, FLAG OF — national flag consisting of six wavy horizontal stripes of white and blue beneath a red field bearing a yellow bird …
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BANABA — also called Ocean Island, coral and phosphate formation 250 miles (400 km) west of the nearest Gilbert Islands, part of …
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KIRIBATI — n. officially Republic of Kiribati Island country, central Pacific Ocean. It consists of 33 islands. The three major island groups …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
NEI TITUAABINE — [Polynesian] The Gilbertese vegetation goddess. She was a red-skinned maiden with eyes that flashed like lightning. She was wooed by …
Encyclopedia Mythica English vocab
AURIARIA — [Polynesian] In Gilbertese myth, a great chief, red-skinned and of a giant's stature. He fell in love with beautiful, red-skinned …
Encyclopedia Mythica English vocab

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