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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.


Pago Pago British  
/ ˈpɑːŋɡəʊ ˈpɑːŋɡəʊ /

noun

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

"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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The container ship which brought Covid-19 into the port in American Samoa’s capital Pago Pago is back in the port, being unloaded.

From The Guardian Nov. 16, 2020

And lo, look up and behold the Pericles of Pago Pago, Mike Bloomberg, on the big screen.

From Fox News Aug. 21, 2020

Hawaiian plans to maintain one daily nonstop flight between Honolulu and Los Angeles and another between Honolulu and Pago Pago, American Samoa to maintain what it called “a baseline of out of state access.”

From Washington Times Mar. 23, 2020

Peter told Lennard and Lance that during Charles's time in Pago Pago he'd fallen in love with the chief's daughter, Eppe.

From BBC Apr. 2, 2019

The US formally occupied its portion - a smaller   group of eastern islands with the excellent harbor of Pago Pago -   the following year.

From The 2001 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency

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