Gilbert Islands

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A group of islands of western Kiribati in the central Pacific Ocean. Inhabited by a mixture of Polynesian and Melanesian peoples, the islands were first visited by the British in 1765, made a protectorate in 1892, and later became part of the Gilbert and Ellice Islands Colony (1916–1976). Full independence as the principal islands of Kiribati was achieved in 1979.

noun 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

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The I-Kiribati people settled what would become known as the Gilbert Islands between 1000 and

ScreenTalk 2010
The I-Kiribati people settled what would become known as the Gilbert Islands between 1000 and

ScreenTalk 2010
The I-Kiribati people settled what would become known as the Gilbert Islands between 1000 and

ScreenTalk 2010
The I-Kiribati people settled what would become known as the Gilbert Islands between 1000 and

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The I-Kiribati people settled what would become known as the Gilbert Islands between 1000 and

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The I-Kiribati people settled what would become known as the Gilbert Islands between 1000 and

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Kiribati, the collection of coral atolls formerly known as the Gilbert Islands with a population of 96,000, announced it was opening diplomatic relations with Taiwan.

Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph Alex Spillius 2011
The Central Pacific thrust began with landings on Tarawa and Makin in the Gilbert Islands in November 1943.

Between War and Peace Col. Matthew Moten 2011
The Central Pacific thrust began with landings on Tarawa and Makin in the Gilbert Islands in November 1943.

Between War and Peace Col. Matthew Moten 2011
No Marine will ever forget the disastrous lesson of Tarawa, a landing in the Gilbert Islands in November 1943.

To The Shores Of Kuwait 2008