Tu·va·lu /tuˈvɑ(ˌ)lu, ˈvɑr(ˌ)u/
Tuvalu
n 1: a small island republic on the Tuvalu islands; formerly part
of the British colony of Gilbert and Ellice Islands
until it withdrew in 1975 and became independent of the
United Kingdom in 1978
2: a group of coral islands in Micronesia southwest of Hawaii
[syn: Ellice Islands]