Ponape
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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Of all the U.S. islands in the Pacific, Ponape, located in the Carolines, comes closest to perfection.
From Time Magazine Archive
The Navy may intend to occupy nearby islands like Kusaie and Ponape, by-pass Truk.
From Time Magazine Archive
Ponape natives call it Nanmatol, but they shun it superstitiously and have only the flimsiest traditions to explain why people built it.
From Time Magazine Archive
When Germany owned Ponape before World War I, a few scientists made sketchy reports.
From Time Magazine Archive
I have promised Nerida to go back to Babelthouap, or somewhere in the Pelews, and Motley has promised to land us at Ponape, in the Carolines.
From By Reef and Palm by Louis Becke
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