Fiji en · PROPN
Pronunciation
- /fiːˈdʒiː/ (Australia)
- /ˈfiːdʒiː/ (UK)
- (UK) audio
- /ˈfiːdʒiː/ (US)
- /fiːˈdʒiː/ (UK)
- (US) audio
- fēʹjē (UK)
- fējēʹ (UK)
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Polynesian *fiti Tongan Fisibor. English Fiji Borrowed from Tongan Fisi (historically pronounced with a palatal affricate, IPA⁽ᵏᵉʸ⁾: [ˈfit͡ʃi]), itself borrowed from Fijian Viti, from Proto‐Central Pacific *viti ‘east, sunrise’. The English spelling ‘Fiji’ was popularized by Captain James Cook’s phonetic transcription of the 18th‐century Tongan pronunciation.
Meanings
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A country and archipelago of over 300 islands in Melanesia in Oceania. Capital and largest city: Suva.
Going to Christmas island may take several days with a stop in Fiji on the way and on return.
2016 September 1, “2015 POPULATION AND HOUSING CENSUS”, in National Statistics Office Ministry of Finance^(https://web.archive.org/web/20190819052204/https://www.mfed.gov.ki/sites/default/files/2015%20Population%20Census%20Report%20Volume%201(final%20211016).pdf), archived from the original on 19 Aug 2019, page 25:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fejee | alternative | lexicographic | |
| Feejee | alternative | lexicographic | |
| Viti | alternative | lexicographic | |
| Feegee | alternative | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Fijian · Fiji Islands · Republic of the Fiji Islands · Republic of Fiji
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Translations (104)
acw فيجي (Fiji - a country in Oceania comprising over 300 islands) · nn Fiji (Fiji - a country in Oceania comprising over 300 islands) · my ဖီဂျီ (Fiji - a country in Oceania comprising over 300 islands) · ar فِيجِي (Fiji - a country in Oceania comprising over 300 islands) · mn Фижи (Fiji - a country in Oceania comprising over 300 islands) · tkl Fiti (Fiji - a country in Oceania comprising over 300 islands) · fo Fidjioyggjar (Fiji - a country in Oceania comprising over 300 islands) · sv Fiji (Fiji - a country in Oceania comprising over 300 islands) · ca Fiji (Fiji - a country in Oceania comprising over 300 islands) · ja フィジー (Fiji - a country in Oceania comprising over 300 islands) · pt Fiji (Fiji - a country in Oceania comprising over 300 islands) · mr फिजी (Fiji - a country in Oceania comprising over 300 islands) · lt Fidžis (Fiji - a country in Oceania comprising over 300 islands) · ko 피지 (Fiji - a country in Oceania comprising over 300 islands) · eo Fiĝioj (Fiji - a country in Oceania comprising over 300 islands) · wls Fisi (Fiji - a country in Oceania comprising over 300 islands) · ki Fiji (Fiji - a country in Oceania comprising over 300 islands) · ka ფიჯი (Fiji - a country in Oceania comprising over 300 islands) · ta ஃபிஜி (Fiji - a country in Oceania comprising over 300 islands) · af Fidji (Fiji - a country in Oceania comprising over 300 islands) · tr Fiji (Fiji - a country in Oceania comprising over 300 islands) · is Fídjieyjar (Fiji - a country in Oceania comprising over 300 islands) · pl Fidżi (Fiji - a country in Oceania comprising over 300 islands) · cmn 斐濟 /斐济 (Fiji - a country in Oceania comprising over 300 islands) · bg Фи́джи (Fiji - a country in Oceania comprising over 300 islands) · lv Fidži (Fiji - a country in Oceania comprising over 300 islands) · sw Fiji (Fiji - a country in Oceania comprising over 300 islands) · gl Fidxi (Fiji - a country in Oceania comprising over 300 islands) · uli Fiichi (Fiji - a country in Oceania comprising over 300 islands) · fy Fidzjy (Fiji - a country in Oceania comprising over 300 islands) · nv Táłkááʼ Diłhiłii Bikéyah (Fiji - a country in Oceania comprising over 300 islands) · ml ഫിജി (Fiji - a country in Oceania comprising over 300 islands) · uk Фі́джі (Fiji - a country in Oceania comprising over 300 islands) · hi फिजी (Fiji - a country in Oceania comprising over 300 islands) · ro Fiji (Fiji - a country in Oceania comprising over 300 islands) · to Fisi (Fiji - a country in Oceania comprising over 300 islands) · ga Fidsí (Fiji - a country in Oceania comprising over 300 islands) · uz Fiji (Fiji - a country in Oceania comprising over 300 islands) · ta பிஜி (Fiji - a country in Oceania comprising over 300 islands) · lo ຟິຈິ (Fiji - a country in Oceania comprising over 300 islands) · ban Fiji (Fiji - a country in Oceania comprising over 300 islands) · eo Fiĝio (Fiji - a country in Oceania comprising over 300 islands) · hu Fidzsi-szigetek (Fiji - a country in Oceania comprising over 300 islands) · yi פֿידזשי (Fiji - a country in Oceania comprising over 300 islands) · sl Fidži (Fiji - a country in Oceania comprising over 300 islands) · luy Fiji (Fiji - a country in Oceania comprising over 300 islands) · jv Fiji (Fiji - a country in Oceania comprising over 300 islands) · bew Piji (Fiji - a country in Oceania comprising over 300 islands) · id Fiji (Fiji - a country in Oceania comprising over 300 islands) · it Figi (Fiji - a country in Oceania comprising over 300 islands) · kln Fiji (Fiji - a country in Oceania comprising over 300 islands) · th ฟีจี (Fiji - a country in Oceania comprising over 300 islands) · km ហ៊្វីជី (Fiji - a country in Oceania comprising over 300 islands) · ast Islles Fixi (Fiji - a country in Oceania comprising over 300 islands) · he פיג׳י (Fiji - a country in Oceania comprising over 300 islands) · tvl Fiti (Fiji - a country in Oceania comprising over 300 islands) · et Fidži (Fiji - a country in Oceania comprising over 300 islands) · ur فجی (Fiji - a country in Oceania comprising over 300 islands) · am ፊጂ (Fiji - a country in Oceania comprising over 300 islands) · fa فیجی (Fiji - a country in Oceania comprising over 300 islands) · sh Фиџи (Fiji - a country in Oceania comprising over 300 islands) · tk Fiji (Fiji - a country in Oceania comprising over 300 islands) · hy Ֆիջի (Fiji - a country in Oceania comprising over 300 islands) · br Fidji (Fiji - a country in Oceania comprising over 300 islands) · yo Fíjì (Fiji - a country in Oceania comprising over 300 islands) · su Fiji (Fiji - a country in Oceania comprising over 300 islands) · mer Fiji (Fiji - a country in Oceania comprising over 300 islands) · sq Fixhi (Fiji - a country in Oceania comprising over 300 islands) · ky Фижи (Fiji - a country in Oceania comprising over 300 islands) · dv ފިޖީ (Fiji - a country in Oceania comprising over 300 islands) · hi फ़िजी (Fiji - a country in Oceania comprising over 300 islands) · ia Fiji (Fiji - a country in Oceania comprising over 300 islands) · kk Фиджи (Fiji - a country in Oceania comprising over 300 islands) · nl Fiji (Fiji - a country in Oceania comprising over 300 islands) · fi Fidži (Fiji - a country in Oceania comprising over 300 islands) · el Φίτζι (Fiji - a country in Oceania comprising over 300 islands) · mk Фиџи (Fiji - a country in Oceania comprising over 300 islands) · ru Фи́джи (Fiji - a country in Oceania comprising over 300 islands) · sh Fȉdži (Fiji - a country in Oceania comprising over 300 islands) · tg Фиҷӣ (Fiji - a country in Oceania comprising over 300 islands) · tl Pidyi (Fiji - a country in Oceania comprising over 300 islands) · haw Pīkī (Fiji - a country in Oceania comprising over 300 islands) · rar Vītī (Fiji - a country in Oceania comprising over 300 islands) · vi Phi-gi (Fiji - a country in Oceania comprising over 300 islands) · sm Fiti (Fiji - a country in Oceania comprising over 300 islands) · bn ফিজি (Fiji - a country in Oceania comprising over 300 islands) · nrf Fiji (Fiji - a country in Oceania comprising over 300 islands) · da Fiji (Fiji - a country in Oceania comprising over 300 islands) · luo Fiji (Fiji - a country in Oceania comprising over 300 islands) · be Фі́джы (Fiji - a country in Oceania comprising over 300 islands) · fr Fidji (Fiji - a country in Oceania comprising over 300 islands) · nb Fiji (Fiji - a country in Oceania comprising over 300 islands) · fj Viti (Fiji - a country in Oceania comprising over 300 islands) · hif फ़िजी (Fiji - a country in Oceania comprising over 300 islands) · si ෆීජි (Fiji - a country in Oceania comprising over 300 islands) · sk Fidži (Fiji - a country in Oceania comprising over 300 islands) · cs Fidži (Fiji - a country in Oceania comprising over 300 islands) · kam Fiji (Fiji - a country in Oceania comprising over 300 islands) · de Fidschi (Fiji - a country in Oceania comprising over 300 islands) · fo Fidji (Fiji - a country in Oceania comprising over 300 islands) · vi Phi-di (Fiji - a country in Oceania comprising over 300 islands) · es Fiyi (Fiji - a country in Oceania comprising over 300 islands) · az Fici (Fiji - a country in Oceania comprising over 300 islands) · mi Whītī (Fiji - a country in Oceania comprising over 300 islands)