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Descriptor English: Fiji
Descriptor Spanish: Fiji
Descriptor Fiji
Scope note: República que consta de un grupo de islas de la Melanesia, en el suroeste del Océano Pacífico. La capital es Suva. Fue descubierta por Abel Tasman en 1643 y visitada por el Capitán Cook en 1774. Fue utilizada por convictos fugados de Australia ya en el año 1804. Gran Bretaña la anexionó en 1874, pero consiguió la independencia en 1970. El nombre Fiji es de origen incierto. En su forma actual puede representar el de Viti, la principal isla del grupo. (Traducción libre del original: Webster's New Geographical Dictionary, 1988, p. 396 & Room, Brewer's Dictionary of Names, 1992, p. 186)
Descriptor Portuguese: Fiji
Descriptor French: Fidji
Tree number(s): Z01.639.760.590.373
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D005367
Scope note: A republic consisting of an island group in Melanesia, in the southwest Pacific Ocean. Its capital is Suva. It was discovered by Abel Tasman in 1643 and was visited by Captain Cook in 1774. It was used by escaped convicts from Australia as early as 1804. It was annexed by Great Britain in 1874 but achieved independence in 1970. The name Fiji is of uncertain origin. In its present form it may represent that of Viti, the main island in the group. (From Webster's New Geographical Dictionary, 1988, p396 & Room, Brewer's Dictionary of Names, 1992, p186)
Annotation: an island group in Melanesia
Allowable Qualifiers: EH ethnology
EP epidemiology
History Note: 75
DeCS ID: 5503
Unique ID: D005367
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Date Established: 1975/01/01
Date of Entry: 1974/11/11
Revision Date: 2012/07/03
Fiji - Preferred
Concept UI M0008466
Scope note A republic consisting of an island group in Melanesia, in the southwest Pacific Ocean. Its capital is Suva. It was discovered by Abel Tasman in 1643 and was visited by Captain Cook in 1774. It was used by escaped convicts from Australia as early as 1804. It was annexed by Great Britain in 1874 but achieved independence in 1970. The name Fiji is of uncertain origin. In its present form it may represent that of Viti, the main island in the group. (From Webster's New Geographical Dictionary, 1988, p396 & Room, Brewer's Dictionary of Names, 1992, p186)
Preferred term Fiji



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