"Gilbertese" meaning in English

See Gilbertese in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Etymology: Gilbert + -ese. See Gilbertese language § Name on Wikipedia. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|Gilbert|ese}} Gilbert + -ese Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Gilbertese
  1. An Austronesian language spoken in Kiribati. Synonyms: Kiribati Translations (language): Kiribaties (Afrikaans), 基里巴斯语 (jīlǐbāsī yǔ) (Chinese Mandarin), kiribatisk (Danish), gilbertesisk (Danish), Kiribatisch [neuter] (Dutch), Kiribati [neuter] (Dutch), kiribati (Finnish), gilbertin [masculine] (French), Gilbirtis [feminine] (Irish), kiribatisk (Norwegian Bokmål), kiribatisk (Norwegian Nynorsk), gilbertês [masculine] (Portuguese), kiribatiano [masculine] (Spanish), gilbertés [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-Gilbertese-en-name-ckDeH-3X

Noun

Forms: Gilbertese [plural]
Etymology: Gilbert + -ese. See Gilbertese language § Name on Wikipedia. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|Gilbert|ese}} Gilbert + -ese Head templates: {{en-noun|Gilbertese}} Gilbertese (plural Gilbertese)
  1. (chiefly in the plural) A person from the Gilbert Islands in Kiribati. Tags: in-plural Synonyms: Kiribatian
    Sense id: en-Gilbertese-en-noun-P4H4OoTA

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