Rarotonga

American  

[rar-uh-tong-guh] / ˌrær əˈtɒŋ gə /

noun

1. one of the Cook Islands, in the S Pacific, 26 sq. mi. (67 sq. km).

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Rarotonga British  

/ ˌrɛərəˈtɒŋɡə /

noun

1. an island in the S Pacific, in the SW Cook Islands: the chief island of the group. Chief settlement: Avarua. Pop: 12 188 (2001). Area: 67 sq km (26 sq miles)

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Other Word Forms

• Rarotongan
  adjective

Example Sentences

Navy officer who is now Trump’s mineral czar, made a personal trip to Rarotonga, the most populous island.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 27, 2025

Off the coast of Rarotonga, the largest and most populous of the Cook Islands, a crowd of surfers, kayakers and swimmers gather around a large vaka, a traditional Polynesian catamaran.

From BBC • Dec. 9, 2024

The explorers arrived first on Rarotonga, the largest island in a chain now called the Cook Islands.

From Science Magazine • Sep. 22, 2021

About seven years ago he got into competitive ocean canoeing, and it has drawn him to events in Hawaii and Rarotonga in the Cook Islands.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 20, 2021

We is come," answered the man with the swallowtail, "from Aitutaki; we was go for Rarotonga.

From The Coral Island A Tale of the Pacific Ocean by Ballantyne, R. M. (Robert Michael)