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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).


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)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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For many in Rarotonga, there is a sense of futility when it comes to U.S.-China competition and deep-sea mining, even though technically the islands haven’t yet formally legalized mining.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 27, 2025

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

A similarly situated and sacred Black Rock sits on the northwest coast of Rarotonga in the Cook Islands.

From Washington Post ● Jul. 29, 2021

In some of the islands the planting was done by the women, but in others, including Rarotonga, the taro was both planted and brought home by the men.

From The Belief in Immortality and the Worship of the Dead Vol. II by Sir James George Frazer

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