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Gilbertese

Gilbertese proper noun: an Austronesian language spoken in Kiribati.

Proper noun

Gilbertese

  1. An Austronesian language spoken in Kiribati.
    Synonyms:
    Kiribati

Noun

Gilbertese (plural Gilbertese)

  1. (in plural) A person from the Gilbert Islands in Kiribati.
    • If each Gilbertese passes on land to his or her children, not very many generations will pass before the land plots become relatively fragmented. This was and is the case. Many land plots are small,[…]1981, Roland W. Force, Brenda Bishop, Persistence and Exchange: Papers from a Symposium on Ecological Problems of the Traditional Societies of the Pacific Region : XIV Pacific Science Congress...
    Synonyms:
    Kiribatian

Synonyms of Gilbertese

Forms of Gilbertese

pluralGilbertese

Origin of Gilbertese

From Gilbert + -ese. See Gilbertese language § Name on Wikipedia.

Questions about Gilbertese

What does Gilbertese mean?
Gilbertese means an Austronesian language spoken in Kiribati.
What part of speech is Gilbertese?
Gilbertese can be a proper noun or a noun.

Words near Gilbertese in the dictionary

  1. gilbert
  2. Gilbert and Ellice Islands
  3. Gilbert Islands
  4. Gilbert's syndrome
  5. gilbertage
  6. Gilbertese
  7. Gilberthorpe
  8. Gilberthorpes
  9. Gilberti
  10. Gilbertian
  11. Gilbertianism

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