Pago Pago

American  

[pahng-oh pahng-oh, pahng-goh pahng-goh, pah-goh pah-goh] / ˈpɑŋ oʊ ˈpɑŋ oʊ, ˈpɑŋ goʊ ˈpɑŋ goʊ, ˈpɑ goʊ ˈpɑ goʊ /

Also Pagopago;

noun

1. the chief harbor and town of American Samoa, on Tutuila island: naval station.

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Pago Pago British  

/ ˈpɑːŋɡəʊ ˈpɑːŋɡəʊ /

noun

1. Former name: Pango Pango.  a port in American Samoa, on SE Tutuila Island. Pop: 4278 (2000)

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Example Sentences

Some young people in Yangon went to the famous Shwedagon Pagoda amid tight security and heavy rain to pray silently for the release of Suu Kyi and other prisoners.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 20, 2022

Earlier this year the monks waged a successful campaign to stop a luxury residential development near the Shwedagon Pagoda.

From BBC • Oct. 7, 2015

As you tee off for the sixth hole, the Shwedagon Pagoda looms in the distance.   

From Reuters • Jan. 11, 2015

From there it is a 30-minute walk up a steep hill to Shwedagon Pagoda, the city’s most venerated landmark.

From New York Times • Aug. 3, 2012

Now in Rangoon, the country’s commercial capital that is also known as Yangon, construction cranes compete for attention on the skyline with the historic gold Shwedagon Pagoda.

From Washington Post