Papeete

American  

[pah-pee-ey-tey, puh-pee-tee] / ˌpɑ piˈeɪ teɪ, pəˈpi ti /

noun

1. a city on NW Tahiti, in the Society Islands: capital of the Society Islands and of French Polynesia.

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Papeete British  

/ ˌpɑːpɪˈiːtɪ /

noun

1. the capital of French Polynesia, on the NW coast of Tahiti: one of the largest towns in the S Pacific. Pop: 130 000 (2005 est)

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Example Sentences

Those that told you how to find your way to Aunt Agatha in Dubuque or how to sail from Papeete to Panama?

From Washington Post

The Associated Press took similar footage of Macron at the airport near Papeete, the capital of French Polynesia.

From Seattle Times

In the Pacific, passengers aboard the Paul Gauguin – docked in Papeete, Tahiti – have been told to stay in their cabins after Covid-19 was detected on board by the ship’s doctor, French Polynesian press reports.

From The Guardian

Passengers were told to stay in their cabins as the ship turned back to Papeete on the island of Tahiti, where all on board are being tested.

From BBC

It departed Papeete at 3 a.m., local time, on Saturday and touched down at Charles De Gaulle airport in Paris at 6:30 a.m. local time on Sunday, according to the New York Post.

From Fox News