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Raiatea

American  
[rah-yuh-tey-uh] / ˌrɑ yəˈteɪ ə /

noun

  1. a volcanic island in the Leeward Island group of the Society Islands, French Polynesia, in the South Pacific. 92 sq. mi. (238 sq. km).


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The first half of the visit was supposedly on official business, but from 21 October she stayed on in order to visit her daughter living on the Polynesian island of Raiatea.

From BBC • Nov. 15, 2023

The first known Polynesian visitor to Britain, Mai came from the island of Raiatea near Tahiti and traveled to England with explorer Captain James Cook in 1774.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 26, 2023

Known as "Omai" in England, Mai was from Raiatea, an island now part of French Polynesia, who travelled from Tahiti to England with Captain James Cook.

From BBC • Apr. 25, 2023

In a tiny unwired village at the end of an unpaved road ringing the splendid French Polynesian island of Raiatea, I experienced the Rousseau-like ideal of people living simply, in harmony with nature.

From New York Times • Aug. 31, 2010

In the island of Raiatea there is a lake surrounded by trees, the tops of which appear curiously flat.

From The Belief in Immortality and the Worship of the Dead Vol. II by Frazer, James George, Sir