Nauru

American  

[nah-oo-roo] / nɑˈu ru /

noun

1. Republic of Nauru, an island republic in the Pacific, near the equator, west of Kiribati: administered by Australia before 1968. 8¼ sq. mi. (21 sq. km).

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Nauru British  

/ nɑːˈuːruː /

noun

1. Former name: Pleasant Island.  an island republic in the SW Pacific, west of Kiribati: administered jointly by Australia, New Zealand, and Britain as a UN trust territory before becoming independent in 1968; a member of the Commonwealth (formerly a special member not represented at all meetings, until 1999). The economy is based on export of phosphates. Languages: Nauruan (a Malayo-Polynesian language) and English. Religion: Christian. Currency: Australian dollar. Capital: Yaren. Pop: 9 434 (2013 est). Area: 2130 hectares (5263 acres)

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Other Word Forms

• Nauruan
  noun

Example Sentences

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Nauru

Monitors have said the rocket appeared to land in a patch of ocean somewhere between Solomon Islands, Nauru and Tuvalu.

From Barron's ● Jul. 22, 2026

Nauru has never fielded a team in an official international match and it has just one – hard sand – pitch.

From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2026

"Those countries, they're really big into football. I want Nauru to be like that."

From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2026

Nauru, which was a dependent territory of Australia until independence in 1968, was heavily mined in the late 20th Century.

From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2026

For it was the Point Lonsdale light, at the sea gate of Victoria; and the men of the Nauru were nearly home.

From Back to Billabong by Bruce, Mary Grant