Society Islands

American  

plural noun

1. a group of islands in the S Pacific: a part of French Polynesia; largest island, Tahiti. (Excluding minor islands) 453 sq. mi. (1,173 sq. km). Papeete.

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Society Islands British  

plural noun

1. a group of islands in the S Pacific: administratively part of French Polynesia; consists of the Windward Islands and the Leeward Islands; became a French protectorate in 1843 and a colony in 1880. Pop: 214 445 (2002). Area: 1595 sq km (616 sq miles)

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Example Sentences

She added that she hoped this research supported efforts to maintain P. hyalina’s solar refuge habitats in the Society Islands.

From New York Times • Jul. 13, 2021

The rosy wolf snail was introduced to the Society Islands in the 1970s with the goal of controlling another invader, the giant African land snail.

From New York Times • Jul. 13, 2021

For example, the 10-night Society Islands & Tuamotus cruise departing Papeete, Tahiti, on Dec. 13 starts at $4,595 per person double — a savings of $950.

From Washington Post • Mar. 9, 2017

New Zealand’s original settlers were the Maori, Polynesians who came around the year 1300, probably from somewhere near the Society Islands.

From The New Yorker • Dec. 15, 2014

Scarcely had he been landed upon the beach, when he found, among the crowd which had assembled there, three of his own countrymen, natives of the Society Islands.

From Narrative of the Voyages Round the World, Performed by Captain James Cook : with an Account of His Life During the Previous and Intervening Periods by Kippis, Andrew