Kiribati
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Ki·ri·bati | \ ˈkir-ə-ˌbas—sic 
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\Definition of Kiribati
island nation along the Equator in the western Pacific south-southeast of the Marshalls comprising the Gilbert, Line, and Phoenix groups and Banaba; its capital is on Tarawa area 313 square miles (811 square kilometers), population 109,400
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