Papeete
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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The flight from Melbourne was headed to Dallas on Friday when it was forced to make a stop-off in Papeete, the capital of French Polynesia, due to the disruptive passenger.
From Barron's ● May 17, 2026
Even before you board the plane for Tetiaroa, a bio-inspection point in Papeete intercepts any items that could endanger Tetiaroa’s native ecosystem.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 20, 2024
The Associated Press took similar footage of Macron at the airport near Papeete, the capital of French Polynesia.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 30, 2021
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 ● Mar. 18, 2020
After his return to the house from Papeete, she had resumed with him the old life and had given birth to a child.
From Paul Gauguin, His Life and Art by John Gould Fletcher
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