Vanuatu
geographical name
Van·u·atu
| \ ˌvan-ˌwä-ˈtü
, ˌvän- also -ˈwä-(ˌ)tü\
, ˌvän- also -ˈwä-(ˌ)tü\
variants:
or formerly New Hebrides \ ˈhe-brə-ˌdēz
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Definition of Vanuatu
islands in the southwestern Pacific northeast of New Caledonia and west of Fiji; capital Port-Vila (on Efate) area 5700 square miles (14,820 square kilometers), population 234,023
Note: As the New Hebrides, Vanuatu was formerly under joint British and French administration. It has been an independent republic since 1980.