South Sea Islands

American  

plural noun

1. the islands in the S Pacific Ocean.

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South Sea Islands British  

plural noun

1. the islands in the S Pacific that constitute Oceania

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South Sea Islands Cultural  

1. The islands in the South Seas.

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Other Word Forms

• South Sea Islander
  noun

Example Sentences

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South Sea Islands

He also hinted in his letter that his next destination was Honolulu or the South Sea Islands or the South Pole.

From Time Magazine Archive

On the way home he did a lot more exploring, some of it in the South Sea Islands.

From Time Magazine Archive

The fad of tattooing was imported by seamen from the South Sea Islands to Europe and the U. S. in the early ig.th Century, says Parry.

From Time Magazine Archive

Much of it is given over to an exact, sharp-eyed observation of life in the South Sea Islands, California and Mexico, in the decade 1844-54.

From Time Magazine Archive

The only walk in life for which I felt myself thoroughly fitted was that of an armed cruiser through the South Sea Islands.

From A Modern Buccaneer by Boldrewood, Rolf