1. 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; [syn: Nauru, Nauru Island, Pleasant Island]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
Nauru Island
n 1: 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 [syn: Nauru, Nauru Island, Pleasant
Island]