South Pacific

American  

[sauth puh-sif-ik] / ˈsaʊθ pəˈsɪf ɪk /

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.

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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.

Etymology

Origin of South Pacific

First recorded in 1760–70

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Example Sentences

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South Pacific

From August through October, meltwater and rainfall add mass to the oceans, pushing Earth's center of mass toward the South Pacific Ocean.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 7, 2026

The species, native to Robinson Crusoe Island in the South Pacific, has been pushed to the brink by habitat loss, invasive species and repeated wildfires.

From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026

During World War II, 17 homesick soldiers stationed in the South Pacific wrote a letter home to Long Beach, which appeared on the front page of a 1945 edition of the Press-Telegram.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 23, 2026

Two years ago, rushing to finish a slide for a sermon on a South Pacific missionary, he dropped in an AI-generated image without checking it closely.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 19, 2026

On Nissan Island in the South Pacific, for example, spraying had been carried on intensively during the Second World War, but was stopped when hostilities came to an end.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson

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