gilbert islands in English
noun
1
a group of islands in the central Pacific Ocean that forms part of Kiribati. The islands straddle the equator and lie immediately west of the International Date Line. They were formerly part of the British colony of the Gilbert and Ellice Islands.
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1. On 13 November, she departed to participate in the Gilbert Islands operation.
2. Banaba definition, an island in the W central Pacific Ocean, in the Gilbert Islands group of Kiribati