Ellice Islands
Britishplural noun
Example Sentences
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Formerly known as the Ellice Islands, all are low-lying, with no point on Tuvalu being higher than 4.5m above sea level.
From BBC
Before gaining independence from the United Kingdom in 1978, Tuvalu was part of Britain’s Gilbert and Ellice Islands protectorate.
From Seattle Times
“The big boys are still coming out from the Ellice Islands,” Walter Bennett down the net pointed out.
From Literature
Years afterwards I met them both on one of the Ellice Islands and received a warm welcome.
From Project Gutenberg
Tuvalu: In 1974, ethnic differences within the British colony of the Gilbert and Ellice Islands caused the Polynesians of the Ellice Islands to vote for separation from the Micronesians of the Gilbert Islands.
From Project Gutenberg
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