Kiribati en · PROPN
Pronunciation
- /ˈkɪrəbɑːti/ proscribed, spelling pronunciation
- /kiː.ɹɪˈbæs/ (UK, US)
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- /ˈkɪrəbæs/ (Australia)
- /ˌkiː.ɹɪˈbɑ.ti/
- /ˈkiː.ɹɪ.bæs/ (UK, US)
- /ˌkiː.ɹɪˈbɑs/ (UK, US)
Etymology
From Gilbertese Kiribati, from English Gilberts adapted to Gilbertese phonotactics, a shortening of Gilbert Islands. First entry in the Dictionnaire gilbertin-français of Ernest Sabatier (1954). "Kiribati" was chosen as the republic's name by Chief Minister Sir Ieremia Tabai and his cabinet to represent his country's modernisation and extent beyond the Gilbert Islands, which are natively known as Tungaru.
Meanings
- A country consisting mostly of the Gilbert Islands archipelago, located in Micronesia in Oceania. Official name: Republic of Kiribati. Capital and largest city: South Tarawa.
- The Micronesian language spoken in Kiribati.
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Descendants
Relateds
Countries of the world · South Tarawa · I-Kiribati
Synonyms
Translations (69)
fr Kiribati (Republic of Kiribati) · cmn 基里巴斯 (Republic of Kiribati) · jv Kiribati (Republic of Kiribati) · ja キリバス (Republic of Kiribati) · pt Kiribati (Republic of Kiribati) · sh Кирибати (Republic of Kiribati) · sv Kiribati (Republic of Kiribati) · bg Кирибати (Republic of Kiribati) · ga Poblacht Chiribeas (Republic of Kiribati) · mi Kiripati (Republic of Kiribati) · ar كٍيرٍيبَاس (Republic of Kiribati) · yo Kiribátì (Republic of Kiribati) · nv Kílíbas (Republic of Kiribati) · bn কিরিবাস (Republic of Kiribati) · ro Kiribati (Republic of Kiribati) · eo Kiribato (Republic of Kiribati) · mk Кириба́ти (Republic of Kiribati) · mt il-Kiribati (Republic of Kiribati) · lv Kiribati (Republic of Kiribati) · et Kiribati (Republic of Kiribati) · fo Kiribati (Republic of Kiribati) · ur کیریباتی (Republic of Kiribati) · es Kiribati (Republic of Kiribati) · pt Quiribati (Republic of Kiribati) · to Kilipasi (Republic of Kiribati) · su Kiribati (Republic of Kiribati) · ia Kiribati (Republic of Kiribati) · da Kiribati (Republic of Kiribati) · ru Кириба́ти (Republic of Kiribati) · no Kiribati (Republic of Kiribati) · stw Kinipwet (Republic of Kiribati) · pl Kiribati (Republic of Kiribati) · ga Ciribeas (Republic of Kiribati) · hu Kiribati (Republic of Kiribati) · hi किरिबाती (Republic of Kiribati) · gur Kiribasi (Republic of Kiribati) · cs Kiribati (Republic of Kiribati) · gl Kiribati (Republic of Kiribati) · tk Kiribati (Republic of Kiribati) · tr Kiribati (Republic of Kiribati) · ka კირიბატი (Republic of Kiribati) · gil i-Kiribati (Republic of Kiribati) · ban Kiribati (Republic of Kiribati) · el Κιριμπάτι (Republic of Kiribati) · he קיריבס (Republic of Kiribati) · ko 키리바티 (Republic of Kiribati) · br Kiribati (Republic of Kiribati) · ko 키리바시 (Republic of Kiribati) · uk Кіриба́ті (Republic of Kiribati) · lt Kiribatis (Republic of Kiribati) · nrf Kiribati (Republic of Kiribati) · ar كِيرِيبَاتِي (Republic of Kiribati) · th คิริบาส (Republic of Kiribati) · ga Cireabaití (Republic of Kiribati) · bo ཀི་རི་བ་ཏི (Republic of Kiribati) · he קִירִיבָּטִי (Republic of Kiribati) · de Kiribati (Republic of Kiribati) · ast Kiribati (Republic of Kiribati) · sh Kiribati (Republic of Kiribati) · mr किरिबाती (Republic of Kiribati) · haw Kilepaka (Republic of Kiribati) · sco Kiribati (Republic of Kiribati) · id Kiribati (Republic of Kiribati) · it Kiribati (Republic of Kiribati) · cy Ciribati (Republic of Kiribati) · fi Kiribati (Republic of Kiribati) · hy Կիրիբատի (Republic of Kiribati) · af Kiribati (Republic of Kiribati) · nl Kiribati (Republic of Kiribati)