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

Other hot patches of water washed through the South Sea Islands during the southern Pacific summer.

From The Guardian

But, if you want to know what that has got to do with my secret coaling-station in the South Sea Islands, I'm afraid you've come to the wrong shop.

From Project Gutenberg

"You had better go to the South Sea Islands, and done with it," said Esther.

From Project Gutenberg

My dear Henslow—Captain Fitz-Roy is going out to survey the southern coast of Tierra del Fuego, and afterwards to visit many of the South Sea Islands, and to return by the Indian Archipelago.

From Project Gutenberg

In hot climates and in cold,—among savage people and among civilized,—in New Zealand, in the South Sea Islands, in Africa, in Hindostan,—it is always the same.

From Project Gutenberg