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Kiritimati

[ kuh-ris-muhs ]
/ kəˈrɪs məs /

noun

Christmas Island (def. 2).

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Words nearby Kiritimati

Kiribati, kirigami, Kirilenko, Kirin, Kirinyaga, Kiritimati, kirk, Kirkby, Kirkcaldy, Kirkcudbright, Kirkcudbrightshire
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British Dictionary definitions for Kiritimati

Kiritimati
/ (kəˈrɪsmæs) /

noun

an island in the central Pacific, in Kiribati: one of the Line Islands; the largest atoll in the world. Pop: 5115 (2005)Former name: Christmas Island
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