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Afrikaans
Proper noun
Belau
- Alternative form of Palau: Palau (A country consisting of around 340 islands in Micronesia, in Oceania)
Derived terms
Palauan
Etymology
Either from aidebelau (“indirect replies”) in reference to the island's creation story, or from beluu (“village”), from Pre-Palauan *baluwa, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *banua (“inhabited land, territory”).
Proper noun
Belau
- Palau (A country consisting of around 340 islands in Micronesia, in Oceania)
Spanish
Etymology
Ultimately from Palauan Belau (“Palau”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /beˈlau/
- Rhymes: -au
- Syllabification: Be‧lau
Proper noun
Belau ?
- Palau (A country consisting of around 340 islands in Micronesia, in Oceania)