HyperDic: tt

English > 3 senses of the word TT:
NOUN	time	TT, terrestrial time, terrestrial dynamical time, TDT, ephemeris time	(astronomy) a measure of time defined by Earth's orbital motion
	location	TT, Palau, Republic of Palau	a republic in the western central Pacific Ocean in association with the United States
	location	TT, Micronesia, Federated States of Micronesia	a country scattered over Micronesia with a constitutional government in free association with the United States

English > TT: 3 senses > noun 1, time
Meaning	(astronomy) a measure of time defined by Earth's orbital motion; terrestrial time is mean solar time corrected for the irregularities of the Earth's motions.
Synonyms	terrestrial time, terrestrial dynamical time, TDT, ephemeris time
Category	astronomy, uranology	The branch of physics that studies celestial bodies and the universe as a whole
Broader	time unit, unit of time	A unit for measuring time periods
Catalan	temps d'efemèrides, temps terrestre

English > TT: 3 senses > noun 2, location
Meaning	A republic in the western central Pacific Ocean in association with the United States.
Synonyms	Palau, Republic of Palau
Instance of	country, state, land	The territory occupied by a nation
Part of	Palau, Palau Islands, Belau, Pelew	A chain of more than 200 islands about 400 miles long in the western central Pacific Ocean
Spanish	Palaos, Palau
Catalan	Palau

English > TT: 3 senses > noun 3, location
Meaning	A country scattered over Micronesia with a constitutional government in free association with the United States; achieved independence in 1986.
Synonyms	Micronesia, Federated States of Micronesia
Instance of	country, state, land	The territory occupied by a nation
Part of	Micronesia	The islands in the northwestern part of Oceania
Parts	Caroline Islands	A long archipelago of more than 500 islands in Micronesia to the east of the Philippines
	Gilbert and Ellice Islands	A former British possession in Micronesia
	Kiribati, Republic of Kiribati	An island republic in the west central Pacific just to the south of the equator
	Kolonia	Capital of Micronesia
	Mariana Islands, Marianas, Ladrone Islands	A chain of coral and volcanic islands in Micronesia (including Guam and the Northern Marianas) halfway between New Guinea and Japan
	Marshall Islands	A group of coral islands in eastern Micronesia
	Nauru, Nauru Island, Pleasant Island	A small island in the central Pacific Ocean 2,800 miles to the southwest of Hawaii
	Tuvalu, Ellice Islands	A group of coral islands in Micronesia to the southwest of Hawaii
Spanish	Estados Federados de Micronesia, Federated States of Micronesia, Micronesia
Catalan	Micronèsia

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