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	Gilbert Islands (Gil\|bert Is\|lands) a group of islands in the central Pacific, forming part of Kiribati. The islands straddle the equator and lie immediately west of the International Date Line. They were formerly part of the British colony of the Gilbert and Ellice Islands. Origin: named by the British after Thomas Gilbert, an English adventurer who arrived there in 1788		Search results in the dictionary Gilbert and Ellice Islands More results » More words in this category Antilles British Indian Ocean Territory Cyclades Falkland Islands Dependencies Florida Keys Frisian Islands Gambier Islands Hebrides Kermadec Islands Lipari Islands Lofoten Islands Malay Archipelago Northern Marianas Paracel Islands Ryukyu Islands Scilly Isles South Shetland Islands Spratly Islands St Kilda VI Nearby Words GIGO gigolo gigot gigot sleeve gigue Gijón Gila monster Gila River Gilbert and Ellice Islands Gilbert Islands Gilbert, Cass Gilbert, Sir Humphrey Gilbert, Sir W. S. Gilbert, William Gilbertese gild ¹ gild ² gilded cage gilded youth