Etymology

Kiritimati

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Today it means: An island of Kiribati, also called Christmas Island. Full definition →

Gilbertese Kiritimati ← English Christmas
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The story

  1. English · derived fromChristmas
  2. Gilbertese · borrowed fromKiritimati“Christmas”
  3. English todayKiritimati

Borrowed from Gilbertese Kiritimati (“Christmas”), from English Christmas.

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