Nauru
专有名词
英 /nɑːˈuː.ɹuː/|/ˈnaʊ.ɹu/
美 /ˈnaʊru/|/nəˈru/|/ˈnaːruː/|/nɑːˈuː.ɹuː/|/ˈnaʊ.ɹu/
英文释义
专有名词
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A country and island of Oceania, in the Pacific Ocean. Official name: Republic of Nauru.
— The announcement Wednesday said those seeking refuge would all now be processed on the island nation of Nauru, another country that has been doing that work for Australia.
- Nauruan, the language of Nauru.
词源
From German Nauru, from Nauruan Naoero.
The exact origin of the name is uncertain. The German anthropologist Paul Hambruch suggested that it derives from the Nauruan phrase a-nuau-a-ororo (anáoero, “I go to the seashore”), although this was later disputed by the German Catholic missionary Alois Kayser.
The exact origin of the name is uncertain. The German anthropologist Paul Hambruch suggested that it derives from the Nauruan phrase a-nuau-a-ororo (anáoero, “I go to the seashore”), although this was later disputed by the German Catholic missionary Alois Kayser.
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