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Definition of Gilbert and Ellice Islands
1. Noun. A former British possession in Micronesia.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Gilbert And Ellice Islands
Literary usage of Gilbert and Ellice Islands
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Hazell's Annual edited by Watson and Viney (1910)
"Resident Deputy Commissioner, Gilbert and Ellice Islands, W. Teller Campbell ...
Gilbert and Ellice Islands. The Gilbert Islands have an area of 166 sq. m., ..."
2. Hazell's Annual edited by Watson and Viney (1907)
"Resident Deputy Commissioner, Gilbert and Ellice Islands, ... Gilbert and Ellice
Islands. The Gilbert Islands have an area of 166 sq. m., the Ellice Islands ..."
3. Hazell's Annual edited by Watson and Viney (1908)
"Gilbert and Ellice Islands, W. Telfer Campbell, Esq.— Resident Deputy Commissioner,
hew Hebrides, Capt. EG Rason, RN Fanning Island. Area 15 so. m.; pop. ..."
4. The Development of the British Empire by Howard Robinson (1922)
"During the nineties Great Britain took possession of the Solomon, Gilbert, and
Ellice Islands. The British Solomon Islands (to be distinguished from the ..."
5. Hazell's Annual edited by Watson and Viney (1906)
"Solomon Islands, CM Deputy Commissioner, Gilbert and Ellice Islands, W.
Telfer Campbell, Esq.—Resident Deputy Commissioner. A'ew Hebrides, Capt. ..."
6. Hazell's Annual edited by Watson and Viney (1911)
"Resident Deputy Commissioner, Gilbert and Ellice Islands, W. Telfer Campbell.
—Resident Deputy Commissioner, New Hebrides, M. King. Fanning; Island. ..."
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