Noun: Tuvalu ,too-vu'loo or too'vaa,loo
- A small island republic on the Tuvalu islands; formerly part of the British colony of Gilbert and Ellice Islands until it withdrew in 1975 and became independent of the United Kingdom in 1978
- A group of coral islands in the Pacific Ocean, about midway between Hawaii and Australia
- Ellice Islands
Type of: archipelago, country, land, state
Part of: British Commonwealth, Commonwealth, Commonwealth of Nations, Federated States of Micronesia, Micronesia, TT
Encyclopedia: Tuvalu