South Pacific

[south puh-sif-ik]

noun

1. the region of the world that lies in the Southern Hemisphere of the Pacific Ocean, including all the coastal countries, islands, and archipelagos located there.

   expanding their commercial interests in the South Pacific.

adjective

1. of or relating to the region of the world that lies in the Southern Hemisphere of the Pacific Ocean, often specifically to the South Pacific Ocean itself.

   studying the South Pacific trenches.

Word History and Origins

Origin of South Pacific¹

First recorded in 1760–70

Example Sentences

She would address the troops as “My boneheads in the South Pacific.”

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“Belém was never seen by delegations outside of Brazil as the right place to have a COP,” said Wayne King, director of climate change for the Cook Islands in the South Pacific.

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Fringed by sparkling lagoons, South Pacific nation the Cook Islands has opened its vast ocean territory for deep-sea mining exploration.

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There had been some sort of colossal explosion on a coral island in the South Pacific.

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For his first song, he picked the humorous “Honey Bun” from the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical “South Pacific.”

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