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

She touched at the Society Islands and Pernambuco, and on March 13, 1846, after seven years four and a half months absence, Marsh stepped ashore in his own country again.

From Old Trails on the Niagara Frontier by Severance, Frank H.