Kiritimati

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Gilbertese Kiritimati (“Christmas”), from English Christmas.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kəˈɹɪsməs/
  • Rhymes: -ɪsməs

Proper noun

Kiritimati

  1. An island of Kiribati, also called Christmas Island.
    • 2016 September 1, “2015 POPULATION AND HOUSING CENSUS”, in National Statistics Office Ministry of Finance‎[1], archived from the original on 19 August 2019, page 9:
      To enumerate people on Kiritimati island (or Christmas island) one needs to fly and stay overnight in Fiji before flying to Kiritimati island.

References

Gilbertese

Etymology

Borrowed from English Christmas.

Noun

Kiritimati

  1. Christmas

Descendants

  • → English: Kiritimati
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