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Majuro

American  
[muh-joor-oh] / məˈdʒʊər oʊ /

noun

  1. the capital island of the Marshall Islands. 4 sq. mi. (10 sq. km).


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Livai says there are about 6,000 children who live on Majuro Atoll — the largest and capital island — and about 12,000 children are spread across all of the islands.

From Seattle Times Oct. 29, 2023

Mike Kabua, an influential Marshallese chief and uncle of the current president, said Yan also sought his support over meals at a Chinese restaurant in Majuro.

From Washington Post Feb. 14, 2023

Angeline Heine Reimers, a government worker in Majuro, said catching the virus had become almost “unavoidable.”

From New York Times Aug. 16, 2022

For her colleagues in Majuro, the Marshall Islands’ capital, it was 2 a.m.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 22, 2021

I met in Majuro a Marshall Island boy who spoke excellent English; this he had learned in the German firm in Jaluit, yet did not speak one word of German.

From The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 18 (of 25) by Robert Louis Stevenson

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