An island in the Pacific Ocean, one of the Line Islands of Kiribati; population 5,115 (2005). The largest atoll in the world, it was discovered by Captain James Cook on Christmas Eve 1777 and was British until it became part of an independent Kiribati in 1979.
圣诞岛(太平洋岛屿,基里巴斯莱恩群岛中的一个岛;2005年人口5, 115;为世界上最大的珊瑚礁,1777年由詹姆斯·库克船长在圣诞前夜发现,1979年成为独立的基里巴斯的一部分之前属于英国;原称 1981年前CHRISTMAS ISLAND .)
Former name (until 1981) Christmas Island
Definition of Kiritimati in US English:
Kiritimati
proper nounkəˈrisməs
An island in the Pacific Ocean, one of the Line Islands of Kiribati; population 5,115 (2005). The largest atoll in the world, it was discovered by Captain James Cook on Christmas Eve 1777 and was British until it became part of an independent Kiribati in 1979.
圣诞岛(太平洋岛屿,基里巴斯莱恩群岛中的一个岛;2005年人口5, 115;为世界上最大的珊瑚礁,1777年由詹姆斯·库克船长在圣诞前夜发现,1979年成为独立的基里巴斯的一部分之前属于英国;原称 1981年前CHRISTMAS ISLAND .)