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Definition of: Gilbert and Ellice Islands

A British colony in the west central and SW Pacific, comprising Ocean Island, the Gilbert Islands, the Ellice Islands, and several of the Phoenix and Line islands; total, about 375 square miles; headquarters on Tarawa, in the Gilbert Islands.

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Gilbert and Ellice Islands colony
british Gilbert and Ellice Islands
Gilbert and Ellice Islands british
Gilbert and Ellice Islands protectorates

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