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Country name Vanuatu, in 35 editions.
The entry for Vanuatu published Country name in 35 editions of 36, from 1990 to 2025. The text changed in 10 editions. Each is shown as published. Country name in every entry.
- editions changed the text
- 10
- the first edition with it
- 1990
- the latest edition with it
- 2025
Published as “Long-form name” (1990 to 1992), “Names” (1993 to 1995), “Name of country” (1996) and “Country name” (1997 to 2025).
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2025 edition
Changed since 2024The same text in 3 editions, 1990 to 1992.
Published as “Long-form name”
Republic of Vanuatu
Republic of Vanuatu
Published as “Names”
- conventional long form:
- Republic of Vanuatu
- conventional short form:
- Vanuatu
- former:
- New Hebrides
conventional long form:
Republic of Vanuatu
conventional short form:
Vanuatu
former:
New Hebrides
The entry for Vanuatu did not include Country name.
Published as “Names”
- conventional long form:
- Republic of Vanuatu
- conventional short form:
- Vanuatu
- former:
- New Hebrides
conventional long form:
conventional short form:
former:
Published as “Name of country”
- conventional long form:
- Republic of Vanuatu
- conventional short form:
- Vanuatu
- former:
- New Hebrides
conventional long form: Republic of Vanuatu
conventional short form: Vanuatu
former: New Hebrides
The same text in 4 editions, 1997 to 2000.
- conventional long form:
- Republic of Vanuatu
- conventional short form:
- Vanuatu
- former:
- New Hebrides
conventional long form: Republic of Vanuatu
conventional short form: Vanuatu
former: New Hebrides
- conventional long form:
- Republic of Vanuatu conventional short form: Vanuatu former: New Hebrides
conventional long form: Republic of Vanuatu
The same text in 4 editions, 2002 to 2005.
- conventional long form:
- Republic of Vanuatu
- conventional short form:
- Vanuatu
- former:
- New Hebrides
conventional long form: Republic of Vanuatu
conventional short form: Vanuatu
former: New Hebrides
The same text in 3 editions, 2006 to 2008.
- conventional long form:
- Republic of Vanuatu
- conventional short form:
- Vanuatu
- local long form:
- Ripablik blong Vanuatu
- local short form:
- Vanuatu
- former:
- New Hebrides
conventional long form: Republic of Vanuatu
conventional short form: Vanuatu
local long form: Ripablik blong Vanuatu
local short form: Vanuatu
former: New Hebrides
The same text in 6 editions, 2009 to 2014.
- conventional long form:
- Republic of Vanuatu
- conventional short form:
- Vanuatu
- local long form:
- Ripablik blong Vanuatu
- local short form:
- Vanuatu
- former:
- New Hebrides
conventional long form:
Republic of Vanuatu
conventional short form:
Vanuatu
local long form:
Ripablik blong Vanuatu
local short form:
Vanuatu
former:
New Hebrides
- conventional long form:
- Republic of Vanuatu
- conventional short form:
- Vanuatu
- local long form:
- Ripablik blong Vanuatu
- local short form:
- Vanuatu
- former:
- New Hebrides
conventional long form:
conventional short form:
local long form:
local short form:
former:
- conventional long form:
- Republic of Vanuatu
- conventional short form:
- Vanuatu
- local long form:
- Ripablik blong Vanuatu
- local short form:
- Vanuatu
- former:
- New Hebrides
- etymology:
- derived from the words "vanua" (home or land) and "tu" (stand) that occur in several of the Austonesian languages spoken on the islands and which provide the meaning of "independence" or the sense of "our land"
conventional long form: Republic of Vanuatu
conventional short form: Vanuatu
local long form: Ripablik blong Vanuatu
local short form: Vanuatu
former: New Hebrides
etymology: derived from the words "vanua" (home or land) and "tu" (stand) that occur in several of the Austonesian languages spoken on the islands and which provide the meaning of "independence" or the sense of "our land"
The same text in 8 editions, 2017 to 2024.
- conventional long form:
- Republic of Vanuatu
- conventional short form:
- Vanuatu
- local long form:
- Ripablik blong Vanuatu
- local short form:
- Vanuatu
- former:
- New Hebrides
- etymology:
- derived from the words "vanua" (home or land) and "tu" (stand) that occur in several of the Austonesian languages spoken on the islands and which provide a meaning of "the land remains" but which also convey a sense of "independence" or "our land"
conventional long form: Republic of Vanuatu
conventional short form: Vanuatu
local long form: Ripablik blong Vanuatu
local short form: Vanuatu
former: New Hebrides
etymology: derived from the words "vanua" (home or land) and "tu" (stand) that occur in several of the Austonesian languages spoken on the islands and which provide the a meaning of "independence" or the "the land remains" but which also convey a sense of "independence" or "our land"
- conventional long form:
- Republic of Vanuatu
- conventional short form:
- Vanuatu
- local long form:
- Ripablik blong Vanuatu
- local short form:
- Vanuatu
- former:
- New Hebrides
- etymology:
- the name means "Our land forever" in several of the Austronesian languages spoken on the islands;
- the former name, New Hebrides, was given by Captain James COOK in 1774 because he thought they looked similar to the Hebrides islands off the coast of Scotland
conventional long form: Republic of Vanuatu
conventional short form: Vanuatu
local long form: Ripablik blong Vanuatu
local short form: Vanuatu
former: New Hebrides
etymology: derived from the words "vanua" (home or land) and "tu" (stand) that occur name means "Our land forever" in several of the Austonesian Austronesian languages spoken on the islands; the former name, New Hebrides, was given by Captain James COOK in 1774 because he thought they looked similar to the Hebrides islands and which provide a meaning of "the land remains" but which also convey a sense off the coast of "independence" or "our land" Scotland
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Central Intelligence Agency. “Vanuatu: Country name.” The World Factbook, 1990–2025 editions. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/vanuatu/country-name.