Fiji (redirected from Viti)

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: 919,000.

Fiji

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Fiji [ˈfiːdʒiː fiːˈdʒiː]

n

(Placename) an independent republic, consisting of 844 islands (chiefly Viti Levu and Vanua Levu) in the SW Pacific: a British colony (1874-1970); a member of the Commonwealth (1970-87 and from 1997); the large islands are of volcanic origin, surrounded by coral reefs; smaller ones are of coral. Official language: English. Religion: Christian and Hindu. Currency: dollar. Capital: Suva. Pop.: 827 000 (2001 est.). Area: 18 272 sq. km (7055 sq. miles)

n & adj

(Linguistics / Languages) (Social Science / Peoples) another word for Fijian

Thesaurus

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 (also the Fiji Islands) → las Islas Fiji

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Fiji [ˈfiːdʒiː] n → Fidji fpl
the Fiji Islands → les îles fpl Fidji

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Fiji

n → Fidschiinseln pl

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Fiji [ˈfiːdʒiː] n the Fiji Islands → le isole fpl Figi

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Fiji → فيجي Fidži Fiji Fidschiinseln Φίτζι Fiji Fidzi Fidji Fidži isole Fiji フィジー 피지 Fiji Fiji-øyene Fidżi Ilhas Fiji Фиджи Fiji ประเทศฟิจิ Fiji Quần đảo Fiji 斐济