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(astronomy) a measure of time defined by Earth's orbital motion;
Terrestrial time is mean solar time corrected for the irregularities of the Earth's motions (synset 115181706)referred to in: astronomy, uranology - the branch of physics that studies celestial bodies and the universe as a wholeis a type of: time unit, unit of time - a unit for measuring time periods -
A republic in the western central Pacific Ocean in association with the United States (synset 109000531)
is a part of: belau, palau, palau islands, pelew - a chain of more than 200 islands about 400 miles long in the western central Pacific Oceansame as: palau, republic of palau
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A country scattered over Micronesia with a constitutional government in free association with the United States;
Achieved independence in 1986 (synset 108856040)has:- kolonia - capital of Micronesia
- ladrone islands, mariana islands, marianas - a chain of coral and volcanic islands in Micronesia (including Guam and the Northern Marianas) halfway between New Guinea and Japan; discovered by Magellan in 1521
- caroline islands - a long archipelago of more than 500 islands in Micronesia to the east of the Philippines
- marshall islands - a group of coral islands in eastern Micronesia
- ellice islands, tuvalu - a group of coral islands in Micronesia to the southwest of Hawaii
- kiribati, republic of kiribati - an island republic in the west central Pacific just to the south of the equator
- gilbert and ellice islands - a former British possession in Micronesia
- nauru, nauru island, pleasant island - a small island in the central Pacific Ocean 2,800 miles to the southwest of Hawaii; in Micronesia to the west of the Gilbert Islands
is a part of: micronesia - the islands in the northwestern part of Oceaniasame as: federated states of micronesia, micronesia
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