Palau

Meaning

A country consisting of around 340 islands in Micronesia, in Oceania. Official name: Republic of Palau. Capital: Ngerulmud.

Synonyms

Republic of Palau

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Belau

Pelew

Palau Islands

the Republic of Palau

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Translations

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Παλάου

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بالاو

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Belau

Pronounced as (IPA)

/pəˈlaʊ/

Etymology

Borrowed from Palauan Belau (“Palau”), traditionally derived from aidebelau (“indirect replies”) in reference to the island's creation story, or from beluu (“village”), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *banua (“inhabited land, territory”).