NAURU

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Nauru mean? 

• NAURU (noun)
  The noun NAURU has 2 senses:

1. an island republic on Nauru Island; phosphate exports support the economy

2. a small island in the central Pacific Ocean 2,800 miles to the southwest of Hawaii; in Micronesia to the west of the Gilbert Islands

  Familiarity information: NAURU used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• NAURU (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

An island republic on Nauru Island; phosphate exports support the economy

Classified under:

Nouns denoting spatial position

Synonyms:

Nauru; Republic of Nauru

Instance hypernyms:

country; land; state (the territory occupied by a nation)

Meronyms (members of "Nauru"):

Nauruan (a native or inhabitant of Nauru)

Holonyms ("Nauru" is a part of...):

Nauru; Nauru Island; Pleasant Island (a small island in the central Pacific Ocean 2,800 miles to the southwest of Hawaii; in Micronesia to the west of the Gilbert Islands)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A small island in the central Pacific Ocean 2,800 miles to the southwest of Hawaii; in Micronesia to the west of the Gilbert Islands

Classified under:

Nouns denoting spatial position

Synonyms:

Nauru; Nauru Island; Pleasant Island

Instance hypernyms:

island (a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water)

Meronyms (parts of "Nauru"):

Nauru; Republic of Nauru (an island republic on Nauru Island; phosphate exports support the economy)

Holonyms ("Nauru" is a part of...):

Federated States of Micronesia; Micronesia; TT (a country scattered over Micronesia with a constitutional government in free association with the United States; achieved independence in 1986)

Derivation:

Nauruan (of or relating to the island republic of Nauru or its residents)