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Port Vi·la

(pôrt′ vē′lə, pôr vē-lä′)

The capital of Vanuatu, on Efate Island in the southwest Pacific Ocean.

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Port Vila - capital of Vanuatu

capital of Vanuatu, Vila

New Hebrides, Republic of Vanuatu, Vanuatu - a volcanic island republic in Melanesia; independent since 1980

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