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Apia

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

noun

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


Apia British  
/ æˈpɪə, ˈæpɪə /

noun

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

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The route from the airport to Apia - Samoa's capital - had been spruced up for the royal visit on Wednesday.

From BBC • Oct. 23, 2024

A forensic pathologist was due to travel from Fiji to Apia, a city of 36,000 people on Samoa’s second-largest island, Upolu, to conduct an autopsy later this month.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 6, 2024

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

I’d spent two months studying in Apia, the capital of the Pacific nation, with a group of 14 American students, learning about the resiliency of Pacific communities in the face of climate change and globalisation.

From The Guardian • Apr. 22, 2020

The capital of Upoli is Apia, and this town gives its name to the bay.

From Stevenson's Shrine The Record of a Pilgrimage by Stubbs, Laura