"Phoenix Islands" meaning in English

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Proper name

Etymology: apparently named in the 1840s after the eponymous island easternmost within the group. Head templates: {{en-proper noun|nolinkhead=1}} Phoenix Islands
  1. a group of eight mostly uninhabited atolls and two submerged coral reefs in the central Pacific Ocean, part of the Republic of Kiribati; geographically, the United States unincorporated territories of Baker and Howland Island are often considered northerly outliers from this group Synonyms: Rawaki, Rawaki islands, Rawaki group
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