Fiji

Fi·ji  (fj) An island country of the southwest Pacific Ocean comprising about 320 islands. Populated by Melanesian and later Polynesian groups, the islands were discovered by the Dutch navigator Abel Tasman in 1643 and visited by Capt. James Cook in 1774. Annexed by Great Britain in 1874, they became independent in 1970. Suva, on the island of Viti Levu, is the capital. Population: 868,000.

Fiji

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Noun

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Fiji - an independent state within the British Commonwealth located on the Fiji Islands Republic of Fiji Fiji Islands, Fijis - a group of more than 800 islands (100 inhabited) in the southwestern Pacific; larger islands (Viti Levu and Vanua Levu) are of volcanic origin surrounded by coral reefs; smaller islands are coral Suva - the capital and largest city of Fiji (on Viti Levu island) Fijian - a native or inhabitant of Fiji

Translations

Fiji [ˈfiːdʒiː] n, Fiji Islands

npl → (îles fpl) Fi(d)ji fpl

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Fiji [ˈfiːdʒiː] n, Fiji Islands

npl → Fidschi-Inseln pl