Banaba

See also: banaba

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Gilbertese [Term?].

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bəˈnɑːbə/

Proper noun

Banaba

1. An island in Kiribati, in the Pacific Ocean, a former site of phosphate mining.

   Synonym: Ocean Island

   • 2021 June 8, Joshua Mcdonald, “The island with no water: how foreign mining destroyed Banaba”, in The Guardian‎^[1]:

     The last decent rain on Banaba was more than a year ago. […] Alofa says elders would like to see Australia and New Zealand fund a team of researchers to travel to Banaba to assess the damage and repair the caves.

Derived terms

• Banaban