Tarawa

[tuh-rah-wuh, tar-uh-wah, tah-rah-wah]

Ta·ra·wa

[tuh-rah-wuh, tar-uh-wah, tah-rah-wah]
noun
one of the Gilbert Islands, in the central Pacific; capital, since 1979, of the independent nation of Kiribati: U.S. victory over Japanese forces after severe fighting, November, 1943. 19,000; 14 sq. mi. (36 sq. km).
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Ki·ri·ba·ti

[keer-ee-bah-tee, keer-uh-bas]
noun
a republic in the central Pacific Ocean, on the equator, comprising 33 islands. 56,000; 263 sq. mi. (681 sq. km). Capital: Tarawa.
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Tarawa (təˈrɑːwə)
 
n
an atoll in Kiribati, occupying a chain of islets surrounding a lagoon in the W central Pacific: the capital of Kiribati, Bairiki, is on this atoll. Pop: 45 989 (2005)

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