Tuvalu en · PROPN
Pronunciation
- /ˈtuː.və.luː/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˌtuːvəˈluː/ (Received-Pronunciation)
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- /tʉːˈvɐːlʉː/ (Australia)
- (US) audio
- /tuːˈvɑː.luː/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈtu.və.lu/ (General-American)
- /tuˈvɑ.lu/ (General-American)
Etymology
From Tuvaluan Tuuvalu (literally “eight standing together”) in reference to the eight inhabited islands of Tuvalu, although Tuvalu consists of nine islands. The ninth island, Niulakita, was inhabited in 1949. Compare to Proto-Austronesian *walu (“eight”).
Meanings
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A country and archipelago of Polynesia in Oceania. Capital and largest city: Funafuti.
This marks Lin’s [translating 林 (Lín)] third visit to Tuvalu. During a welcome ceremony, Lin said he was pleased to see Prime Minister Feleti Teo and other senior officials and looked forward to reviewing projects showcasing bilateral cooperation.
2026 March 4, “Taiwan foreign minister visits Tuvalu to strengthen diplomatic ties”, in Taiwan News, archived from the original on 04 Mar 2026, Politics:Tuvalu, a string of islands northwest of Australia, sold the rights to its suffix, “.tv,” to a Canadian entrepreneur for $50 million, and used the money to put electricity on the outer islands, create scholarships and finance the process to join the United Nations.
2024 March 22, Emma Bubola, “The A.I. Boom Makes Millions for an Unlikely Industry Player: Anguilla”, in The New York Times:
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km ទូវ៉ាលូ (country in Oceania) · or ଟୁଭାଲୋ (country in Oceania) · nl Tuvalu (country in Oceania) · sh Ту̀валу (country in Oceania) · pa ਤੁਵਾਲੂ (country in Oceania) · sv Tuvalu (country in Oceania) · ca Tuvalu (country in Oceania) · ru Тува́лу (country in Oceania) · eo Tuvalo (country in Oceania) · mk Ту́валу (country in Oceania) · am ቱቫሉ (country in Oceania) · kln Tuvalu (country in Oceania) · uz Tuvalu (country in Oceania) · mr तुवालू (country in Oceania) · pl Tuvalu (country in Oceania) · ar تُوفَالُو (country in Oceania) · ml തൂവാലു (country in Oceania) · hi तुवालु (country in Oceania) · ko 투발루 (country in Oceania) · da Tuvalu (country in Oceania) · yo Túfálù (country in Oceania) · kn ತುವಾಲು (country in Oceania) · hy Տուվալու (country in Oceania) · it Tuvalu (country in Oceania) · cs Tuvalu (country in Oceania) · as টুভালু (country in Oceania) · uk Тува́лу (country in Oceania) · mer Tuvalu (country in Oceania) · pl Tuwalu (country in Oceania) · bg Тува́лу (country in Oceania) · br Tuvalu (country in Oceania) · sh Tùvalu (country in Oceania) · th ตูวาลู (country in Oceania) · ga Tuvalu (country in Oceania) · af Toewaloe (country in Oceania) · he טובלו (country in Oceania) · de Tuvalu (country in Oceania) · ro Tuvalu (country in Oceania) · my တူဗားလူ (country in Oceania) · tk Tuwalu (country in Oceania) · af Tuvalu (country in Oceania) · ta துவாலு (country in Oceania) · az Tuvalu (country in Oceania) · luo Tuvalu (country in Oceania) · chr ᏚᏩᎷ (country in Oceania) · ki Tuvalu (country in Oceania) · gu તુવાલુ (country in Oceania) · cmn 吐瓦魯 /吐瓦鲁 (country in Oceania) · luy Tuvalu (country in Oceania) · sk Tuvalu (country in Oceania) · hu Tuvalu (country in Oceania) · sw Tuvalu (country in Oceania) · fr Tuvalu (country in Oceania) · tl Tubalu (country in Oceania) · pt Tuvalu (country in Oceania) · ast Tuvalu (country in Oceania) · fi Tuvalu (country in Oceania) · mi Tūwaru (country in Oceania) · ja ツバル (country in Oceania) · es Tuvalu (country in Oceania) · ka ტუვალუ (country in Oceania) · bn টুভালু (country in Oceania) · vi Tu-va-lu (country in Oceania) · cmn 圖瓦盧 /图瓦卢 (country in Oceania) · nrf Tuvalu (country in Oceania) · pon Dupahlu (country in Oceania) · tr Tuvalu (country in Oceania) · no Tuvalu (country in Oceania) · is Túvalú (country in Oceania) · el Τουβαλού (country in Oceania) · ia Tuvalu (country in Oceania) · nv Tʼoobááloo (country in Oceania) · kam Tuvalu (country in Oceania)