Palau

Pa·lau  (pä-lou, p-) also Be·lau (b-) Formerly Pe·lew (p-l, p-)

A nation consisting of about 200 islands and islets in the Caroline Islands of the western Pacific Ocean. When most of the Carolines became the Federated States of Micronesia in 1978, Palau chose to form a separate republic in free association with the United States, an arrangement that became effective in 1994. The capital is Melekeok. Population: 20,800.

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Noun	1.	Palau - a republic in the western central Pacific Ocean in association with the United States Republic of Palau, TT Belau, Palau Islands, Pelew, Palau - a chain of more than 200 islands about 400 miles long in the western central Pacific Ocean
	2.	Palau - a chain of more than 200 islands about 400 miles long in the western central Pacific Ocean Belau, Palau Islands, Pelew Palau, Republic of Palau, TT - a republic in the western central Pacific Ocean in association with the United States Pacific, Pacific Ocean - the largest ocean in the world