Christmas Island
Proper noun
Meaning
A non-self-governing territory of Australia, located in the Indian Ocean.
Kiritimati, an island of Kiribati.
Source: en.wiktionary.orgSynonyms
Examples
Adrian’s mother said, despite some worries, she always felt her son was safe on Christmas Island.
A reasonably reliable GSM mobile phone network (number range +61 406 xxx), run by CiiA (Christmas Island Internet Association), operates on Cocos (Keeling) Islands.
A unicameral Shire of Christmas Island with nine seats provides local government services and is elected by popular vote to serve four-year terms.
At exactly midnight, after traveling 190 miles that day, lookouts spotted Christmas Island 25 miles off the starboard bow.
Culture The culture of Christmas Island is unique, for people of many different ethnicities inhabit the area.
Beaches Christmas Island has 80 kilometres of shoreline but only small parts of the shoreline are easily accessible.