Kiribati

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Australia/ˈkɪrəbæs/UK, US/ˈkiː.ɹɪ.bæs/UK, US/kiː.ɹɪˈbæs/UK, US/ˌkiː.ɹɪˈbɑs/

proper noun

A country consisting mostly of the Gilbert Islands archipelago, located in Micronesia in Oceania. Official name: Republic of Kiribati. Capital and largest city: South Tarawa.

Similar
Gilbertese
OriginGilbertese Kiribati ← English Gilberts →
CommonScrabble 14
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A country consisting mostly of the Gilbert Islands archipelago, located in Micronesia in Oceania. Official name: Republic of Kiribati. Capital and largest city: South Tarawa.
  2. The Micronesian language spoken in Kiribati.

    Synonyms: Gilbertese

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounThe Micronesian language spoken in Kiribati.

Similar
Gilbertese
Also see
gilbertese

Origin

  1. EnglishGilberts
  2. GilberteseKiribati
  3. EnglishKiribati

From Gilbertese Kiribati, from English Gilberts adapted to Gilbertese phonotactics, a shortening of Gilbert Islands. First entry in the Dictionnaire gilbertin-français of Ernest Sabatier (1954). "Kiribati" was chosen as the republic's name by Chief Minister Sir Ieremia Tabai and his cabinet to represent his country's modernisation and extent beyond the Gilbert Islands, which are natively known as Tungaru.

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Translations

Afrikaans Kiribati
  • KiribatiRepublic of Kiribati
Arabic كِيرِيبَاتِي, كٍيرٍيبَاس
  • كِيرِيبَاتِي (kiribātī)Republic of Kiribati
  • كٍيرٍيبَاس (kiribās)Republic of Kiribati
Bengali কিরিবাস
  • কিরিবাস (kiribaś)Republic of Kiribati
Bulgarian Кирибати
  • Кирибати (Kiribati)Republic of Kiribati
Chinese Mandarin 基里巴斯
  • 基里巴斯 (Jīlǐbāsī)Republic of Kiribati
Czech Kiribati
  • KiribatiRepublic of Kiribati
Danish Kiribati
  • KiribatiRepublic of Kiribati
Dutch Kiribati
  • KiribatiRepublic of Kiribati
Esperanto Kiribato
  • KiribatoRepublic of Kiribati
Estonian Kiribati
  • KiribatiRepublic of Kiribati
Finnish Kiribati
  • KiribatiRepublic of Kiribati
French Kiribati
  • KiribatiRepublic of Kiribati
German Kiribati
  • KiribatiRepublic of Kiribati
Greek Κιριμπάτι
  • Κιριμπάτι (Kirimpáti)Republic of Kiribati
Hawaiian Kilepaka
  • KilepakaRepublic of Kiribati
Hebrew קִירִיבָּטִי, קיריבס
  • קִירִיבָּטִי (kiribáti)Republic of Kiribati
  • קיריבס (kiribás)Republic of Kiribati
Hindi किरिबाती
  • किरिबाती (kiribātī)Republic of Kiribati
Hungarian Kiribati
  • KiribatiRepublic of Kiribati
Indonesian Kiribati
  • KiribatiRepublic of Kiribati
Irish Ciribeas, Cireabaití
  • CiribeasRepublic of Kiribati
  • CireabaitíRepublic of Kiribati
  • Poblacht ChiribeasRepublic of Kiribati
Italian Kiribati
  • KiribatiRepublic of Kiribati
Japanese キリバス
  • キリバス (Kiribasu)Republic of Kiribati
Korean 키리바시, 키리바티
  • 키리바시 (kiribasi)Republic of Kiribati
  • 키리바티 (Kiribati)Republic of Kiribati
Latvian Kiribati
  • KiribatiRepublic of Kiribati
Lithuanian Kiribatis
  • KiribatisRepublic of Kiribati
Māori Kiripati
  • KiripatiRepublic of Kiribati
Norwegian Kiribati
  • KiribatiRepublic of Kiribati
Polish Kiribati
  • KiribatiRepublic of Kiribati
Portuguese Kiribati, Quiribati
  • KiribatiRepublic of Kiribati
  • QuiribatiRepublic of Kiribati
Romanian Kiribati
  • KiribatiRepublic of Kiribati
Russian Кириба́ти
  • Кириба́ти (Kiribáti)Republic of Kiribati
Spanish Kiribati
  • KiribatiRepublic of Kiribati
Swedish Kiribati
  • KiribatiRepublic of Kiribati
Thai คิริบาส
  • คิริบาส (kí-rí-báas)Republic of Kiribati
Turkish Kiribati
  • KiribatiRepublic of Kiribati
Ukrainian Кіриба́ті
  • Кіриба́ті (Kirybáti)Republic of Kiribati
Urdu کیریباتی
  • کیریباتی (kiribātī)Republic of Kiribati
Welsh Ciribati
  • CiribatiRepublic of Kiribati
Cite this entry
APA

Kiribati. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kiribati

MLA

“Kiribati.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kiribati. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Kiribati,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kiribati.

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