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.

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Pago Pago British  

/ ˈpɑːŋɡəʊ ˈpɑːŋɡəʊ /

noun

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

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Example Sentences

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

While serving as Obama’s vice president in 2016, Biden made a brief stop in Pago Pago while his plane was refueling as he headed from Hawaii to Australia and New Zealand.

From Washington Times • Mar. 4, 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

This agreement, providing among other things for our use of the harbor of Pago Pago as a naval base, was six years later changed into a formal treaty ratified by the Senate.

From History of the United States by Beard, Charles A. (Charles Austin)