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Tutuila

American  
[too-too-ee-luh] / ˌtu tuˈi lə /

noun

  1. the largest of the islands of American Samoa: excellent harbor at Pago Pago. 53 sq. mi. (137 sq. km).


Tutuila British  
/ ˌtuːtuːˈiːlə /

noun

  1. the largest island of American Samoa, in the SW Pacific. Chief town and port: Pago Pago. Pop: 55 876 (2000). Area: 135 sq km (52 sq miles)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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A husband and father of three children, Fitisemanu was born in Tafuna, a village on the east coast of American Samoa's Tutuila Island.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 6, 2018

Tutuila is the largest island, 16 miles long, crowned with the lush, 2,000-ft. peak of a mountain called "The Rainmaker."

From Time Magazine Archive

The U. S. gunboat Tutuila was narrowly missed.

From Time Magazine Archive

Despite an annual rainfall of more than 200 in., the main island of Tutuila periodically experiences water shortages, since no reservoirs were ever built.

From Time Magazine Archive

The American Samoan Islands, the chief of which is Tutuila with its valuable harbor of Pagopago, are governed by a naval officer—the commandant of the naval station at Tutuila.

From Government in the United States National, State and Local by Garner, James Wilford

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