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Savaii

American  
[sah-vahy-ee] / sɑˈvaɪ i /

noun

  1. an island in Western Samoa: largest of the Samoa group. 703 sq. mi. (1,821 sq. km).


Savaii British  
/ sɑːˈvaɪiː /

noun

  1. the largest island in Samoa: mountainous and volcanic. Pop: 42 400 (2001). Area: 1174 sq km (662 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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They expressed great sorrow, and explained that they had mistaken us for a boat bringing up a war party from Savaii.

From A Modern Buccaneer by Rolf Boldrewood

It was still occupied by Mataafas, mostly from Manono and Savaii, few in number, high in spirit.

From The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 17 (of 25) by Robert Louis Stevenson

The gods of Upolu and Savaii, our two chief islands, contended recently at cricket.

From The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 18 (of 25) by Robert Louis Stevenson

In the spring of the year, a very intelligent observer had occasion 66 to visit many places in the island of Savaii.

From The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 17 (of 25) by Robert Louis Stevenson

At the western end of Savaii, near the village of Falealupo, there are two circular openings among the rocks, not far from the beach.

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

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