Definitions for Nauru
nɑˈu runau·ru

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1. Nauru, Republic of Naurunoun

   an island republic on Nauru Island; phosphate exports support the economy

2. Nauru, Nauru Island, Pleasant Islandnoun

   a small island in the central Pacific Ocean 2,800 miles to the southwest of Hawaii; in Micronesia to the west of the Gilbert Islands

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1. Naurunoun

   A country in Oceania. Official name: Republic of Nauru.

2. Naurunoun

   The island on which the country is located.

3. Naurunoun

   Nauruan, the language of Nauru

4. Etymology: Possibly from anáoero.

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1. Nauru

   Nauru ( nah-OO-roo or NOW-roo; Nauruan: Naoero), officially the Republic of Nauru (Nauruan: Repubrikin Naoero) and formerly known as Pleasant Island, is an island country and microstate in Oceania, in the Central Pacific. Its nearest neighbour is Banaba of Kiribati, about 300 km (190 mi) to the east. It further lies northwest of Tuvalu, 1,300 km (810 mi) northeast of Solomon Islands, east-northeast of Papua New Guinea, southeast of the Federated States of Micronesia and south of the Marshall Islands. With only a 21 km2 (8.1 sq mi) area, Nauru is the third-smallest country in the world behind Vatican City and Monaco, making it the smallest republic as well as the smallest island nation. Its population of about 10,000 is the world's second-smallest (not including colonies or overseas territories), after Vatican City. Settled by people from Micronesia circa 1000 BCE, Nauru was annexed and claimed as a colony by the German Empire in the late 19th century. After World War I, Nauru became a League of Nations mandate administered by Australia, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom. During World War II, Nauru was occupied by Japanese troops, and was bypassed by the Allied advance across the Pacific. After the war ended, the country entered into United Nations trusteeship. Nauru gained its independence in 1968, and became a member of the Pacific Community (PC) in 1969. Nauru is a phosphate-rock island with rich deposits near the surface, which allowed easy strip mining operations for over a century, though at the cost of seriously harming the island's environment, causing the island nation to suffer from what is often referred to as the "resource curse". The large phosphate deposits are a result of the island's position in the path of bird migration patterns and the accumulation of their guano, which is rich in the nutrients crucial for fertilization, over thousands of years. The phosphate was exhausted in the 1990s, and the remaining reserves are not economically viable for extraction. A trust established to manage the island's accumulated mining wealth, set up for the day the reserves would be exhausted, has diminished in value. To earn income, Nauru briefly became a tax haven and illegal money laundering centre. At various points since 2001, it has accepted aid from the Australian Government in exchange for hosting the Nauru Regional Processing Centre, a controversial offshore Australian immigration detention facility. As a result of heavy dependence on Australia, some sources have identified Nauru as a client state of Australia. The sovereign state is a member of the United Nations, Commonwealth of Nations and the Organization of African, Caribbean, and Pacific States.

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1. nauru

   Nauru is a small island country located in Micronesia in the Central Pacific. It is known as the world's third-smallest country by area, following Vatican City and Monaco. The country is relatively remote, with its closest neighbor, Banaba Island of Kiribati, being about 300 kilometers to the east. Nauru gained independence in 1968. It was once wealthily due to its rich phosphate deposits, but due to heavy mining, it has experienced a significant drop in economy. The country's economy now relies largely on aid from Australia.

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1. Nauru

   Nauru, officially the Republic of Nauru and formerly known as Pleasant Island, is an island country in Micronesia in the South Pacific. Its nearest neighbour is Banaba Island in Kiribati, 300 kilometres to the east. Nauru is the world's smallest republic, covering just 21 square kilometres. With 9,378 residents, it is the second least-populated country after Vatican City. Settled by Micronesian and Polynesian people, Nauru was annexed and claimed as a colony by the German Empire in the late 19th century. After World War I, Nauru became a League of Nations mandate administered by Australia, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom. During World War II, Nauru was occupied by Japanese troops, who were bypassed by the Allied advance across the Pacific. After the war ended, the country entered into trusteeship again. Nauru gained its independence in 1968. Nauru is a phosphate rock island with rich deposits near the surface, which allow easy strip mining operations. It has some phosphate resources which, as of 2011, are not economically viable for extraction. Nauru boasted the highest per-capita income enjoyed by any sovereign state in the world during the late 1960s and early 1970s. When the phosphate reserves were exhausted, and the environment had been seriously harmed by mining, the trust that had been established to manage the island's wealth diminished in value. To earn income, Nauru briefly became a tax haven and illegal money laundering centre. From 2001 to 2008, it accepted aid from the Australian Government in exchange for housing the Nauru detention centre.

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How to pronounce Nauru?

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Nauru in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Nauru in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of Nauru in a Sentence

1. Daniel Webb:

   A week ago we had to file an urgent case in the highest court in the country to stop the government from secretively deporting this baby to Nauru. Now the family is being released into the community. It's a massive turnaround.

2. Rupert Colville:

   Sending these children to Nauru could contravene Australia’s obligations under the Convention on the Rights of the Child.

3. Scott Morrison:

   Every asylum-seeker child has now been removed from Nauru or has had their claim processed and has a clear path off the island.

4. Ian Rintoul:

   There is no possibility of hundreds of refugees and asylum seekers to be resettled in PNG and Nauru, there are no services, no support, no jobs. They have no future.

5. Immigration Minister Peter Dutton:

   There are some within the community at the moment trying to pressure people not to take up the offer, but that is just prolonging their period on Nauru.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Nauru
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Nauru
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nauru
4. ^ ChatGPT
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5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Nauru