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Noun: Gilbert Islands
  1. A group of islands in Micronesia to the southwest of Hawaii; formerly part of the British colony of Gilbert and Ellice Islands until it became part of the Republic of Kiribati in 1979

Type of: archipelago

Part of: Kiribati, Republic of Kiribati

Encyclopedia: Gilbert Islands