Samoa
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- proper noun
- /səˈmoʊə/
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Samoa
- Floyd cultivated her dancing skills after coming from Samoa to San Francisco in 1961 to attend college.
- American Samoa
- Western Samoa
- islands of Samoa
You know, Australia, Samoa and all this.
- You know, Australia, Samoa and all this.
- They recruit heavily in Tonga and Samoa.
- They had made failed claims on German New Guinea and New Zealand had a plan to seize Samoa in the event of war which now happened.
- And, you know, for Hawaii and and Samoa and we had soldiers from Guam and Saipan.
Examples
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The eastern islands make up the territory of American Samoa; the western islands constitute the independent nation of Samoa.
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The beautiful beaches and rich culture of Samoa attract many tourists each year.
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So forever Samoa will forever be golden in my book, no matter what.
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Getting there: Fly into Samoa airport and position yourself on the south side of the island.
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American Samoa wins its first match ever!
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We just wanted to say thank you for getting us that bird to Samoa.
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His big mistake seems to have been flying over to plain old Samoa, which is an independent country.
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His father is from Samoa and that is where his Samoan blood is descended from.
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Well, don't worry, because Samoa is what we've been looking for.
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The top countries these immigrants originally came from include: Fiji, Samoa, and Tonga.
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Synonyms
The former name of the country now called Samoa in the South Pacific
A former official name of Western Samoa, now called Samoa, a country in the South Pacific
Compounds
A group of islands in the Pacific that form a United States territory called American Samoa
A group of islands that belong to the United States in the South Pacific east of Samoa
Surface Forms
Etymology
Samoa is the name the local Samoan people use for their country and homeland. One helpful way to remember this is that the name comes from the Polynesian language and is often linked to Sā meaning 'sacred' or 'set apart', so Samoa points to the people and their land, which is why it is the country's name.