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

James Cook, British seadog, who had sailed the Pacific from the Antarctic and the South Sea Islands to Alaska, anchored his good ship Resolution in Kealakekua Bay, Hawaii.

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

Asked who discovered the South Sea Islands, a schoolboy once replied: "Somerset Maugham."

From Time Magazine Archive

In 1910 Japan joined Korea, then joined in 1914 not only Shantung but also numerous German South Sea Islands.

From Time Magazine Archive

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 Submarine U93 by Gilson, Charles