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).

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Savaii British  

/ sɑːˈvaɪiː /

noun

1. the largest island in Samoa: mountainous and volcanic. Pop: 42 400 (2001). Area: 1174 sq km (662 sq miles)

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Example Sentences

Still later, towards the end of 1905, another volcano broke out in the bottom of a deep valley in the island of Savaii, and rose till it attained a height of about four thousand feet.

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

A remarkable instance of these volcanic cliffs is furnished by the little island of Apolima between Savaii and Upolu.

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

I met Dr. Davis from Savaii, and had an age-long talk about Edinburgh folk; it was very pleasant.

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

But these, though so important, are only small communities; and perhaps the chief numerical force of the Malietoas inhabits the island of Savaii.

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

The late of the Savaii attempt I never heard; it seems to have been stillborn.

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