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Na·u·ru Audio pronunciation of “Nauruan” ( P ) Pronunciation Key
(nä-r)
Formerly Pleasant Island.
An island country of the central Pacific Ocean just south of the
equator
and west of Kiribati. Inhabited by a population of mainly Polynesian
ancestry, Nauru was explored by the British in 1798 and became a German
protectorate in 1888. Nauru was administered by Australia from 1914
until it
became independent in 1968. There is no official capital, but
government
offices are located in Yaren district. Population: 11,000.
Na·uru·an adj. & n.
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Nauruan
adj : of or relating to the island republic of Nauru or its residents
[syn:
Nauruan] n : a native or inhabitant of Nauru [syn: Nauruan]