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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)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Samoa posted 174 and Visser then took a wicket as they restricted Vanuatu to 164-9 to seal a 10-run win at the Garden Oval No 2 in Apia, Samoa.

From BBC Aug. 20, 2024

Emhoff will meet with government officials, community leaders and female entrepreneurs during his July 23-24 visit to Samoa’s capital, Apia.

From Seattle Times Jul. 19, 2023

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

Judith Esmay Ah Leong, a general practitioner in Apia, Samoa’s capital, said doctors were shocked to discover “there were still people living off the grid and had no access to transport.”

From Washington Post Jul. 7, 2020

About ten miles inland from the harbour of Apia, in the island of Upolu, are the ruins of a temple, of which the central and side posts and the rafters were all constructed of stone.

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

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