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
"The government announced that Tuvalu will host the upcoming Pacific Island summit next month."
a group of coral islands in Micronesia to the southwest of Hawaii
"Tuvalu is a group of coral islands located in Micronesia, situated to the southwest of Hawaii."
A country in Oceania.
"Tuvalu is a small island nation located in the heart of the Pacific Ocean within Oceania."
The name comes from the Tuvaluan phrase meaning "eight standing together," referring to the eight inhabited islands at the time of naming. Although the nation now includes nine islands, the ninth was not inhabited until 1949.