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).

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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)

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Other Word Forms

• Tutuilan adjective

Example Sentences

“Everybody else will come and impose their right in the village that is perfectly designed to fit every family’s need that occupies that land,” said Tisa Fa’amuli, who owns Tisa’s Barefoot Bar in the village of Alega on Tutuila, the largest island in the American Samoa archipelago.

From Washington Times

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

The port and airport in Pago Pago were closed Friday because of the storm, which moved away from Tutuila, the largest island in American Samoa.

From Seattle Times

The Pacific Island territory was warned that its single landfill on the main island of Tutuila only has two years left before it reached its limit.

From BBC

Located 4,000 miles from the west coast of the United States, Ta’u has depended on over 100,000 gallons of diesel shipped in from the main island of Tutuila to survive, using it to power homes, government buildings and – crucially – water pumps.

From The Guardian