Definition for Gilbert and Ellice Islands - Oxford Dictionaries Online (World English)

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	Gilbert and Ellice Islands (Gil\|bert and Ellice Islands) a former British colony (1915–75) in the central Pacific, consisting of two groups of islands: the Gilbert Islands, now a part of Kiribati, and the Ellice Islands, now Tuvalu.		More words in this category Alexander Archipelago Aran Islands Ashmore and Cartier Islands Babuyan Islands British Indian Ocean Territory BVI Cook Islands Falkland Islands Falkland Islands Dependencies Florida Keys Kerguelen Islands Loyalty Islands Minicoy Islands Netherlands Antilles Phoenix Islands Ryukyu Islands South Shetland Islands Spratly Islands Turks and Caicos Islands Windward Islands Nearby Words Gigli, Beniamino 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