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- noun Plural form of
Nauruan .
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NauruThe exact origins of the Nauruans are unclear, since their language does not resemble any other in the Pacific.
Background 2008
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Nauruans realise that the party is well and truly over.
Archive 2008-03-01 2008
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We have recently taken steps to facilitate the up-skilling of a small number of Nauruans in welding to gain access to skilled employment in areas of need in Australia under the existing rules.
Transcript - The Hon Stephen Smith MP, Minister for Foreign Affairs 2008
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Nauruans are predominantly Polynesian, with heavy intermixtures of Micronesian and Melanesian strains. continue at Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition.
Nauru The World Factbook 2008
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Nauruans were high on the hog on a mix of Bird Poo and Coral until they dug it all up and spent the money on frivolous things.
Archive 2008-03-01 2008
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Background: The exact origins of the Nauruans are unclear, since their language does not resemble any other in the Pacific.
Nauru 2008
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This rocky island's few patches of arable land were laid waste years ago by mining, so Nauruans subsist almost entirely on imports.
New World Syndrome 2001
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Given the burgeoning rates of obesity and diabetes in the United States and other industrialized nations, this seems surprising, until one considers that rates among the most susceptible peoples — Pacific Islanders such as Native Hawaiians, Samoans, and Nauruans — are higher still.
New World Syndrome 2001
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Given the burgeoning rates of obesity and diabetes in the United States and other industrialized nations, this seems surprising, until one considers that rates among the most susceptible peoples — Pacific Islanders such as Native Hawaiians, Samoans, and Nauruans — are higher still.
New World Syndrome 2001
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As a result Nauruans have among the highest rates of obesity and diabetes on the planet, and a life expectancy of only fifty-five.
New World Syndrome 2001
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