Banaba

See also: banaba

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Gilbertese [Term?].

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /bəˈnɑːbə/

Proper noun

Banaba

  1. An island in Kiribati, in the Pacific Ocean, a former site of phosphate mining.
    Synonym: Ocean Island
    • 2021 June 8, Joshua Mcdonald, “The island with no water: how foreign mining destroyed Banaba”, in The Guardian‎:
      The last decent rain on Banaba was more than a year ago. […] Alofa says elders would like to see Australia and New Zealand fund a team of researchers to travel to Banaba to assess the damage and repair the caves.

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