Trobriand Islands

American  

[troh-bree-ahnd, -and, -uhnd] / ˈtroʊ briˌɑnd, -ˌænd, -ənd /

plural noun

1. a group of islands north of the eastern end of New Guinea: part of Papua New Guinea. 170 sq. mi. (440 sq. km).

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Trobriand Islands British  

plural noun

1. a group of coral islands in the Solomon Sea, north of the E part of New Guinea: part of Papua New Guinea. Area: about 440 sq km (170 sq miles)

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Example Sentences

There is indeed something contrived about it – these people might look pretty much the same to you if you were from, say, the Trobriand Islands, but I found myself wondering how they might have met up in the first place, had the author not put them all round the table together himself.

From The Guardian

The curl-crested manucode is endemic to the D’Entrecasteaux and the Trobriand Islands and we found them in both places.

From New York Times

Wednesday, Nov. 2 We just spent an amazing week in three of the Trobriand Islands: Kitava, Nurata and Vakuta.

From New York Times

Daily they bring us beautiful ebony carvings for trade, evidence that we are getting closer to the famous Trobriand Islands.

From New York Times

A carving from the Trobriand Islands.

From New York Times