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Princeton's WordNet

  1. Gilbert Islandsnoun

    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

Wikidata

  1. Gilbert Islands

    The Gilbert Islands are a chain of sixteen atolls and coral islands in the Pacific Ocean. They are the main part of Republic of Kiribati and include Tarawa, the site of the country's capital and residence of almost half of the population.

The Nuttall Encyclopedia

  1. Gilbert Islands

    or Kingsmill Group (37), a group of islands in the Pacific, of coral formation, lying on the equator between 172° and 177° E. long; they are 16 in number, were discovered in 1788, and annexed by Britain in 1892.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of gilbert islands in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of gilbert islands in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

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