vanuatu

Questions about vanuatu

What does vanuatu mean?

vanuatu means "a volcanic island republic in Melanesia; independent since 1980".

How many syllables are in vanuatu?

vanuatu has 4 syllables: va-nu-a-tu. The stress falls on "a". In IPA it is /vænuˈɑtu/.

What is another word for vanuatu?

Close synonyms include Republic of Vanuatu, New Hebrides. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is vanuatu a common word?

vanuatu is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.