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Definition of Ellice islands
1. Noun. A group of coral islands in Micronesia to the southwest of Hawaii.
Group relationships: Federated States Of Micronesia, Micronesia, Tt
Terms within: Tuvalu
Generic synonyms: Archipelago
Lexicographical Neighbors of Ellice Islands
Literary usage of Ellice islands
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Standard Work of Reference in Art, Literature (1907)
"In the ellice islands the people domesticate frigate-birds. Large numbers of
these pets may be seen about the villages. ..."
2. The American Naturalist by American Society of Naturalists, Essex Institute (1897)
"The Fiji, Tonga and Samoa Islands have in common one species of Camponotus and
one of Cardiocondyla (also found in India); the Samoa, Tonga, ellice islands ..."
3. The New Schaff-Herzog Encyclopedia of Religious Knowledge: Embracing by Johann Jakob Herzog, Philip Schaff, Albert Hauck (1911)
"ellice islands: These islands, under British control, are situated 176°-180° east
longitude and 5° to 11° south latitude. The area is about fifteen square ..."
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