WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
Nauru n 1: an island republic on Nauru Island; phosphate exports support the economy [syn: Nauru, Republic of Nauru] 2: 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]