Rarotonga

[ rar-uh-tong-guh ]

/ ˌrær əˈtɒŋ gə /

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noun

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

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OTHER WORDS FROM Rarotonga

Ra·ro·tong·an, adjective, noun

Words nearby Rarotonga

rareripe, raring, raring to go, rarity, rark up, Rarotonga, RAS, rasa, Ras Addar, rasbora, RASC

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How to use Rarotonga in a sentence

Modern DNA indicates that voyagers left Samoa and went south and then east, reaching Rarotonga in the Cook Islands by around the year 830.
DNA offers a new look at how Polynesia was settled|Bruce Bower|September 22, 2021|Science News
The saga is told at Rarotonga of a girl of dazzling white complexion who came up out of a fountain and was caught.
The Science of Fairy Tales|Edwin Sidney Hartland
Rarotonga was, in fact, discovered by the ship Seringapatam in 1814, though Williams may have been the first to land.
Voyage of H.M.S. Pandora|Edward Edwards
The little Kingdom of Rarotonga is one of the last to remain independent.
The Pacific Triangle|Sydney Greenbie

She was built in Rarotonga, for the most part by natives who had never handled tools before.
Savage Island|Basil C. Thomson
Cook had probably brought it from Rarotonga, or from Tahiti.
Savage Island|Basil C. Thomson

British Dictionary definitions for Rarotonga

Rarotonga

/ (ˌrɛərəˈtɒŋɡə) /

noun

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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