Formerly the Gilbert Islands, Kiribati achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1979.
基里巴斯原称吉尔伯特群岛, 1979年脱离英国独立.
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It includes the former Gilbert Islands, Ocean Island, and the Phoenix and Line islands.
它包括以前的吉尔伯特群岛, 大洋岛, 菲尼克斯群岛和莱恩群岛.
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Noun
1. a group of islands in Micronesia southwest of Hawaii; formerly part of the British colony of Gilbert and Ellice Islands until it became part of the Republic of Kiribati in 1979