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tarawa

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Ta⋅ra⋅wa

  [tuh-rah-wuh, tar-uh-wah, tah-rah-wah]
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–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).

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.
Formerly, Gilbert Islands.
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Ta·ra·wa   (tə-rä'wə, tār'ə-wä', tä'rä-)   
The capital of Kiribati, an island group of the western Pacific Ocean, formerly known as the Gilbert Islands. It was occupied by the Japanese in 1942 and retaken by U.S. Marines after a hard-fought battle in November 1943.
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