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

For the first time since World War II, the South Sea Islands will be easily available to tourists.

From Time Magazine Archive

Suddenly one day in 1932 Ray Long walked out of his Manhattan office "a couple of jumps ahead of a nervous breakdown," sailed off for the South Sea Islands.

From Time Magazine Archive

There is nothing in the White Shadows of the South Seas as convincing as the tattooing of a native in that honest old film, Moana of the South Sea Islands.

From Time Magazine Archive

Equipped with Frederick O'Brien's book bearing this name, a Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer squad sailed for Tahiti in the South Sea Islands to make a picture.

From Time Magazine Archive

They are used in the West Indies and the South Sea Islands.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 7 "Columbus" to "Condottiere" by Various