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name
An island of Kiribati in the Pacific Ocean, a former site of phosphate mining.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: Ocean Island
Antonyms: none provided
noun
A Southeast Asian tree (Lagerstroemia speciosa), with medicinal leaves.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: giant crape-myrtle, Queen's crape-myrtle, pride of India
Antonyms: none provided
History
Borrowed from Gilbertese [Term?].
Ultimately from Proto-Philippine *banabá. Compare Tagalog banabá, Cebuano banaba, Kapampangan [Term?].
