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Gilbert and Ellice

geographical name Gilbert and El·lice \ ˈe-lis \

Definition of Gilbert and Ellice

island group in the western Pacific; until 1976 a British colony; now the Gilbert Islands are part of independent Kiribati and the Ellice Islands are independent Tuvalu

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