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Fiji Islands

American  

plural noun

  1. a group of islands in the South Pacific constituting most of the country of Fiji.


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She rode a Harley-Davidson across the Australian desert, dived in the Fiji Islands, drove shoulder-to-shoulder with lions in Tanzania.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 1, 2024

“Norman said, ‘Fine, you don’t have to air it but call me in the Fiji Islands because I’m quitting,’” Reiner recalled.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 8, 2023

Denisovan DNA is barely detectable in most parts of the world but makes up 4% to 6% of the DNA of people in Melanesia, which extends from New Guinea to the Fiji Islands.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 24, 2023

The Adams ran a Bible ministry and have been distributing Bibles to schools and churches in remote villages in areas including the Fiji Islands, Alaska, New Zealand, Central America and French Polynesia.

From Salon • Mar. 2, 2011

For example, in 1808 a British sailor named Charlie Savage equipped with muskets and excellent aim arrived in the Fiji Islands.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond