What does Tuvalu mean?
• TUVALU (noun) The noun TUVALU has 2 senses: 1. 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 2. a group of coral islands in Micronesia southwest of Hawaii Familiarity information: TUVALU used as a noun is rare.