Apia

American

[ah-pee-ah, ah-pee-ah] / ɑˈpi ɑ, ˈɑ piˌɑ /

noun

a seaport in and the capital of Western Samoa, on N Upolu.

Apia British

/ æˈpɪə, ˈæpɪə /

noun

the capital of (Western) Samoa: a port on the N coast of Upolu. Pop: 41 000 (2005 est)

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In all, 32 embassies ranked in the highest category for climate disaster risk, from Apia, Samoa, to Valletta, Malta.

From Scientific American • Dec. 1, 2022

Brought up in the capital, Apia, Fiame would often visit Lotofaga with her family.

From BBC • Dec. 7, 2021

The Tuivale family live in the village of Lauli’i, 9km from the capital of Apia.

From The Guardian • Nov. 29, 2019

After opposition from Naseri and other health officials, she canceled the anti-vaccine seminar scheduled for the Samoan capital, Apia.

From Washington Post • Nov. 26, 2019

He is keeping a cigar-store in South Apia and is doing tolerably well.

From The Cassowary What Chanced in the Cleft Mountains by Waterloo, Stanley

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