Vanua Levu

[ vuh-noo-uh-lev-oo ]

/ vəˈnu ə ˈlɛv u /

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noun

an island in the S Pacific, one of the Fiji Islands. 2,137 sq. mi. (5,535 sq. km).

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How to use Vanua Levu in a sentence

"Shipped four white men at Viti Levu and sailed for home," continued Mr. Duckett.
Dialstone Lane, Complete|W.W. Jacobs
In the eastern end of Kandavu it reappears again in the form of rent paid by tenants called uraura-ni-vanua.
The Fijians|Basil Thomson
The rent paid under thokovaki tenure was variously called ndrawe-ni-vanua, ura-ura-ni-vanua, etc.
The Fijians|Basil Thomson
These were members of a race anterior to that of the men of to-day, and they dwelt in Vanua Levu.
Myth, Ritual And Religion, Vol. 2 (of 2)|Andrew Lang

This theory would sufficiently account for the otherwise singular behaviour of grandfather's ghost in Vanua-levu.
The Belief in Immortality and the Worship of the Dead, Volume I (of 3)|Sir James George Frazer

British Dictionary definitions for Vanua Levu

Vanua Levu

/ (vɑːˈnuːə ˈlɛvuː) /

noun

the second largest island of Fiji: mountainous. Area: 5535 sq km (2137 sq miles)

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