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Funafuti

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[foo-nuh-foo-tee] / ˌfu nəˈfu ti /

noun

  1. a village in and the capital of Tuvalu.


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The ceremony took place at the headquarters of the National Bank of Tuvalu in the village of Vaiaku on Funafuti.

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2025

Tuvalu's Minister for Justice, Communication & Foreign Affairs Simon Kofe gives a COP26 statement while standing in the ocean in Funafuti, Tuvalu November 5, 2021.

From Reuters • Nov. 9, 2021

Tuvalu’s capital city, Funafuti, sits about 585 miles south of the Equator.

From New York Times • Aug. 13, 2021

A local school girl runs with the Queen's Baton at Nauti Primary School in Funafuti, Tuvalu.

From BBC • Dec. 24, 2013

I learnt a few months later that the skipper had succeeded in bringing her into Funafuti Lagoon, where he managed to obtain another crew.

From The Call Of The South 1908 by Becke, Louis

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