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REPUBLIC OF NAURU
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Republic of Nauru mean?
• REPUBLIC OF NAURU (noun)
The noun REPUBLIC OF NAURU has 1 sense:
1. an island republic on Nauru Island; phosphate exports support the economy
Familiarity information: REPUBLIC OF NAURU used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
An island republic on Nauru Island; phosphate exports support the economy
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Synonyms:
Nauru; Republic of Nauru
Instance hypernyms:
country; land; state (the territory occupied by a nation)
Meronyms (members of "Republic of Nauru"):
Nauruan (a native or inhabitant of Nauru)
Holonyms ("Republic of Nauru" is a part of...):
Nauru; Nauru Island; Pleasant Island (a small island in the central Pacific Ocean 2,800 miles to the southwest of Hawaii; in Micronesia to the west of the Gilbert Islands)
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