Samoa

[ suh-moh-uh ]

noun

1. a group of islands in the southern Pacific, the islands west of 170° W longitude constituting an independent state and the rest belonging to the U.S.

Samoa

/ səˈməʊə /

noun

1. an independent state occupying four inhabited islands and five uninhabited islands in the S Pacific archipelago of the Samoa Islands: established as a League of Nations mandate under New Zealand administration in 1920 and a UN trusteeship in 1946; gained independence as Western Samoa in 1962 as the first fully independent Polynesian state; officially changed its name to Samoa in 1997; a member of the Commonwealth. Languages: Samoan and English. Religion: Christian. Currency: tala. Capital: Apia. Pop: 195 476 (2013 est). Area: 2841 sq km (1097 sq miles)
2. Also calledSamoa Islands a group of islands in the S Pacific, northeast of Fiji: an independent kingdom until the mid 19th century, when it was divided administratively into American Samoa (in the east) and German Samoa (in the west); the latter was mandated to New Zealand in 1919 and gained full independence in 1962 as Western Samoa, now called Samoa (as detailed in sense 1). Area: 3038 sq km (1173 sq miles)

Samoa

1. A group of volcanic ( see volcano ) islands in the south Pacific Ocean , approximately midway between Hawaii and Sydney , Australia , making up the independent kingdom of Western Samoa and the United States territory of American Samoa.

Notes

Samoa's tropical climate , mountainous scenery, coral reefs, and Polynesian culture make it a popular tourist destination.

Example Sentences

She's the first American Samoan in Congress, born in Leloaloa, American Samoa.

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Samoa Air's chief executive, Chris Langton, said charging by weight was the fairest method.

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The Seward Johnson is a 204-foot research vessel that set out from American Samoa to Howland Island to look for the plane.

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Besides Guam and the Northern Marianas, they are Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, and American Samoa.

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Dao Tuyet Lien broke free from forced labor in Samoa to earn two college degrees, launch her own business, and start a family.

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If we could only have Macgregor here with his schooner, you would hear of no more troubles in Samoa.

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I see whole vistas of questions arising, and here am I in Samoa!

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I shall feel for the first time as if you knew a little about Samoa after that.

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These are the elements of a very pretty lawsuit which you had better come to Samoa to compromise.

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It does give me a sense of having done something in Samoa after all.

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