Kiribati
专有名词
英 /ˈkiː.ɹɪ.bæs/|/kiː.ɹɪˈbæs/|/ˌkiː.ɹɪˈbɑs/|/ˌkiː.ɹɪˈbɑ.ti/
美 /ˈkɪrəbɑːti/|/ˈkɪrəbæs/|/ˈkiː.ɹɪ.bæs/|/kiː.ɹɪˈbæs/|/ˌkiː.ɹɪˈbɑs/|/ˌkiː.ɹɪˈbɑ.ti/
英文释义
专有名词
- 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.
词源
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.
"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.
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