Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- An island country of the southwest Pacific Ocean comprising about 320 islands. Populated by Melanesian and later Polynesian groups, the islands were discovered by the Dutch navigator Abel Tasman in 1643 and visited by Capt. James Cook in 1774. Annexed by Great Britain in 1874, they became independent in 1970. Suva, on the island of Viti Levu, is the capital. Population: 919,000.
Wiktionary
WordNet 3.0
- n. an independent state within the British Commonwealth located on the Fiji Islands
Etymologies
- Fijian Viti Levu ("Great Viti") (Wiktionary)
Examples
“We also think that people who love FIJI Water deserve to know everything we're doing for the environment and for the people of Fiji.”
“LETTER FROM FIJI: A Call for America to Recognize Reforms yahooBuzzArticleHeadline = 'LETTER FROM FIJI: A Call for America to Recognize Reforms'; yahooBuzzArticleSummary = 'Article: This article introduces an estimate of reforms on-going in Fiji by a reformist insider who until recently was working to improve labor rights and relations in Kuwait.”
“THE BELIEF IN IMMORTALITY AMONG THE NATIVES OF EASTERN MELANESIA (FIJI) (_concluded_) [Sidenote: Worship of ancestors in Fiji.]”
“FIJI BLOG: PDN reporter Amritha Alladi reports from Fiji”
“Basic moral values of disciplining oppressive dictators like Frank & Co. by simply returning his military henchmen back to their coconut trees in Fiji is soo simple, yet too hard for these wannabe experts at UN to figure out.”
“Following the devaluation of the Fiji dollar by 20%, inflation or cost of living in Fiji is expected to rise given that the cost of imported food items and things will become more expensive due to the weakened Fiji dollar.”
“Not everyone in Fiji is critical of the recent government moves.”
Global Voices in English » Fiji: ‘The Media has been Muzzled’
“The media in Fiji is known to incite racial tension and portray one sided information.”
Global Voices in English » Fiji: ‘The Media has been Muzzled’
“FIJI SHUTS DOWN ACCESS TO ANTI-GOVERNMENT BLOGS The military in Fiji is moving to shut down access to anti-government weblogs after unsuccessful attempts to find those responsible for the sites.”
“Internet technology in Fiji is provided through only one provider, Fiji International Telecommunications Limited.”
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