an island country on the Tuvalu islands; formerly part of the British colony of Gilbert and Ellice Islands until it withdrew in 1075 and became independent in 1978.

• 位于图瓦卢群岛上的一个岛国；以前该群岛成为去尔伯特和埃利斯群岛殖民地的一部分，年获得独立。