Tuvalu

Noun	1.	Tuvalu - a small island republic on the Tuvalu islands; formerly part of the British colony of Gilbert and Ellice Islands until it withdrew in 1975 and became independent of the United Kingdom in 1978
	2.	Tuvalu - a group of coral islands in Micronesia southwest of Hawaii Synonyms: Ellice Islands

country, Ellice Islands, Funafuti, land, state