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Tuvalu.

A country and archipelago of Polynesia in Oceania. Capital and largest city: Funafuti.

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Meaning & usage

name/ˌtuːvəˈluː/Received-Pronunciation/tuːˈvɑː.luː/Received-Pronunciation/ˈtuː.və.luː/Received-Pronunciation/tuˈvɑ.lu/General-American
  1. A country and archipelago of Polynesia in Oceania. Capital and largest city: Funafuti.

Where this word comes from

From Tuvaluan Tuuvalu (literally “eight standing together”) in reference to the eight inhabited islands of Tuvalu, although Tuvalu consists of nine islands. The ninth island, Niulakita, was inhabited in 1949. Compare to Proto-Austronesian *walu (“eight”).

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