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Gilbert and Ellice Islands
(redirected from Gilbert and Ellice Islands Colony)

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Noun1.Gilbert and Ellice Islands - a former British possession in Micronesia
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


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Twilight of Pacific Colonialism" tells the story of the waning days of the Gilbert and Ellice Islands Colony of the United Kingdom, through the eyes of a man who called the place home.
The majority, of those killed were Coastwatchers who had been held captive by Japanese forces since they occupied the Gilbert and Ellice Islands Colony earlier that year.
 
 
 
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