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Bora Bora

American  
[bawr-uh bawr-uh, bohr-uh bohr-uh] / ˈbɔr ə ˈbɔr ə, ˈboʊr ə ˈboʊr ə /

noun

  1. an island in the Society Islands, in the S Pacific, NW of Tahiti. 15 sq. mi. (39 sq. km).


Bora Bora British  
/ ˈbɔːrə ˈbɔːrə /

noun

  1. an island in the S Pacific, in French Polynesia, in the Society Islands: one of the Leeward Islands. Area: 39 sq km (15 sq miles)

"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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Going to a nice destination, whether it be Rome or Bora Bora.

From MarketWatch Oct. 17, 2025

The 30 influencers on the four-night trip, as well as their plus ones, stayed at the Four Seasons Resort Bora Bora in bungalows atop crystal blue waters.

From New York Times Mar. 5, 2024

The ProPublica articles had set out a list of undisclosed lavish gifts—including dozens of all-expenses-paid exotic travel—that went from here to Bora Bora.

From Slate Jan. 22, 2024

The reorganization, known internally as "Project Bora Bora" according to CNBC, is intended to give Fraser more direct control as she seeks to simplify the Wall Street giant and boost its stock price.

From Reuters Nov. 6, 2023

As a doctoral student, she traveled to Bora Bora and Bimini; she waded onto reefs in a sun hat with a collecting bucket and harvested snails on three continents.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr

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