Definition of Nauru in English:
Nauru
proper nounnɑːˈuːruːnɑˈuru
An island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean, near the equator; population 10,000 (estimated 2015); no official capital but government is in Yaren District; official languages, Nauruan (an Austronesian language) and English.
Since 1968 it has been an independent republic with a limited form of membership of the Commonwealth of Nations. The world's smallest independent republic, Nauru joined the United Nations in 1999. It has the world's richest deposits of phosphates
Definition of Nauru in US English:
Nauru
proper nounnäˈo͞oro͞onɑˈuru
An island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean, near the equator; population 10,000 (estimated 2015); no official capital but government is in Yaren District; official languages, Nauruan (an Austronesian language) and English.
Since 1968 it has been an independent republic with a limited form of membership of the Commonwealth of Nations. The world's smallest independent republic, Nauru joined the United Nations in 1999. It has the world's richest deposits of phosphates