GILBERT AND ELLICE ISLANDS

Meaning of GILBERT AND ELLICE ISLANDS in English

/el"is/

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.

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GILBERT AND ELLICE ISLANDS — Former British colony, western central Pacific Ocean. The colony consisted of the Gilbert Islands , Tuvalu (formerly Ellice islands), the …
Английский словарь Британика
GILBERT AND ELLICE ISLANDS — Former British colony, western central Pacific Ocean. The colony consisted of the Gilbert Islands , Tuvalu (formerly Ellice islands), the …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
GILBERT — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Chesterton Gilbert Keith Gilbert and Ellice Islands Gilbert Islands {{link=Gilbert Cass">Gilbert Cass Gilbert Sir …
Английский словарь Британика
GILBERT — I. biographical name Cass 1859-1934 American architect, II. biographical name Sir Humphrey circa 1539-1583 English navigator, III. biographical name Walter …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
GILBERT — ˈgilbə(r)t, usu -)d.+V noun ( -s ) Etymology: after William Gilbert died 1603 English physicist : the cgs unit of …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
GILBERT — /gil"beuhrt/ , n. 1. Cass , 1859-1934, U.S. architect. 2. Henry Franklin Belknap /bel"nap/ , 1868-1928, U.S. composer. 3. Sir …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
GILBERT — /gil"beuhrt/ , n. Elect. the centimeter-gram-second unit of magnetomotive force, equal to 0.7958 ampere-turns. Abbr.: Gi [ 1890-95; named after …
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GILBERT — n. male first name; family name
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
GILBERT — I. ˈgil-bərt biographical name Cass 1859-1934 American architect II. biographical name Sir Humphrey circa 1539-1583 English navigator III. biographical name …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
GILBERT — noun Etymology: William Gilbert Date: 1893 : the centimeter-gram-second unit of magnetomotive force equivalent to 10÷4π ampere-turn
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
GILBERT — [gil.bert] n [William Gilbert] (1893): the centimeter-gram-second unit of magnetomotive force
Merriam-Webster English vocab
GILBERT — Gilbert, g~ BrE AmE ˈɡɪlb ət AmE - ə rt ▷ Gilbert|s, \~'s s
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
ELLICE — Ellice BrE AmE ˈel ɪs § \ -əs
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
GILBERT — n. Bannister Sir Roger Gilbert Chesterton Gilbert Keith Gilbert and Ellice Islands Gilbert Islands Gilbert Cass Gilbert Sir Humphrey Gilbert …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
GILBERT — Noun. A small ball of nasal mucus.
Slang English vocab
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GILBERT — ( William Schwenk Gilbert 1836–1911) an English writer of comedy plays and the words for comic operas. He is best …
Oxford Guide to British and American Culture English vocabulary
ISLANDS — Изолированные
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
GILBERT — сущ.; электр. гильберт (физическое) гильберт gilbert эл. гильберт
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
GILBERT — сущ. Гил(ь)берт
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
ISLANDS — Острова
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
ISLANDS — Архипелаг
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
GILBERT — Гильберт
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
GILBERT — n Гил(ь)берт ( мужское имя )
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
GILBERT — гильберт, Гб ( внесистемная единица магнитодвижущей силы )
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
GILBERT — гильберт, Гб (внесистемная единица магнитодвижущей силы)
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО
GILBERT — матем. гильбертов
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
GILBERT — сущ.; электр.гильберт
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
GILBERT — сущ.Гил(ь)берт
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
GILBERT — (n) гилберт; гильберт
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
GILBERT — n физ. гильберт
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
ISLANDS — Chile
Russian-English Edic
ISLANDS — Изолированные
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
GILBERT — сущ.; электр. гильберт (физическое) гильберт gilbert эл. гильберт
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
PACIFIC ISLANDS — island geographic region of the Pacific Ocean. It comprises three ethnogeographic regionsMelanesia, Micronesia, and Polynesiabut conventionally excludes the neighbouring island …
Britannica English vocabulary
TUVALU (ELLICE IS.) — TV
Internet Domains English vocabulary
ELLICE IS. — TV
Internet Domains English vocabulary
GILBERT AND ELLICE — geographical name island group W Pacific; until 1976 a British colony; now divided into the independent countries of Kiribati and …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
ELLICE ISLANDS — geographical name see: Tuvalu
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
ISLAND — I Any area of land smaller than a continent and entirely surrounded by water. Islands may occur in oceans, seas, …
Английский словарь Британика
ELLICE ISLANDS — /el"is/ a former name of Tuvalu .
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ELLICE ISLANDS — n. country composed of a group of islands in the central Pacific Ocean (former name for Tuvalu)
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
GILBERT AND ELLICE — geographical name island group W Pacific; until 1976 a British colony; now divided into the independent countries of Kiribati and …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
ELLICE ISLANDS — — see Tuvalu
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
VIRGIN ISLANDS — group of about 90 small islands, islets, cays, and rocks in the West Indies, situated some 40 to 50 miles …
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TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS — British dependency in the West Indies, comprising two small groups of islands at the southeastern end of The Bahamas and …
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PACIFIC ISLANDS, HISTORY OF — history of the islands from prehistoric times to the end of colonial rule in the period after World War II. …
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P'ENG-HU ISLANDS — P'eng-hu also spelled Penghu, Chinese (Wade-Giles) P'eng-hu Ch'n-tao, or P'eng-hu Lieh-taoconventional Pescadores archipelago and hsien (county) of Taiwan, consisting of …
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NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS — also called Northern Marianas, officially Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, a self-governing commonwealth in political union with the United …
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GALAPAGOS ISLANDS — Spanish Islas Galpagos, officially Archipilago de Coln (Columbus Archipelago), island group of the eastern Pacific Ocean, administratively part of Ecuador. …
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FRISIAN ISLANDS — low-lying chain of islands from 3 to 20 miles (5 to 32 km) off the northern European mainland. They extend …
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CAYMAN ISLANDS — British colony in the Caribbean Sea, comprising the islands of Grand Cayman, Little Cayman, and Cayman Brac, situated about 180 …
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ALEUTIAN ISLANDS — Aleutian Islands chain of small islands that separate the Bering Sea (north) from the main portion of the Pacific Ocean …
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TV — Tuvalu (Ellice Is.)
Internet Domains English vocabulary
TUVALU — or formerly Ellice Islands geographical name islands W Pacific N of Fiji; a British territory 1976-78; became an independent member …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
TUVALU — Island country, west-central Pacific Ocean. Area: 9.9 sq mi (25.63 sq km). Population (2002 est.): 10,900. Capital: Fongafale (on the …
Английский словарь Британика
TOKELAU — formerly (1916–46) Union Group Island territory (pop., 2000 est.: 1,458) of New Zealand, South Pacific Ocean. Located north of Samoa …
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