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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

the chief harbor and town of American Samoa, on Tutuila island: naval station.

Pago Pago British

/ ˈpɑːŋɡəʊ ˈpɑːŋɡəʊ /

noun

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

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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

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

His name was Charles Morse and he'd enlisted in the Marine Corps in 1940 and served in Pago Pago in 1942.

From BBC • Apr. 2, 2019

From Honolulu, we clears for Pago Pago, where all hands went ashore an' enjoyed themselves visitin' the different points o' interest.

From Captain Scraggs or, The Green-Pea Pirates by Grant, Gordon

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