Palau

Meaning

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

Synonyms

Republic of Palau

Belau

Pelew

Palau Islands

the Republic of Palau

𐐑𐐲𐑊𐐵

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”).

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