tuvalu

Noun
  1. is an instance of: country, land, state - the territory occupied by a nation
    has: funafuti - capital of Tuvalu
    is a part of: ellice islands, tuvalu - a group of coral islands in Micronesia to the southwest of Hawaii
  2. is an instance of: archipelago - a group of many islands in a large body of water
    has: tuvalu - a small island republic on the Tuvalu islands; formerly part of the British colony of Gilbert and Ellice Islands until it withdrew in 1975 and became independent of the United Kingdom in 1978
    is a part of: federated states of micronesia, micronesia, tt - a country scattered over Micronesia with a constitutional government in free association with the United States; achieved independence in 1986
    same as: ellice islands

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