Tuamotu Archipelago
- proper noun
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archipiélago de Tuamotu
- The Tuamotu Archipelago is famous for its breathtaking coral reefs and marine life.
Examples
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Tourists are often drawn to the remote beauty of the Tuamotu Archipelago in French Polynesia.
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Researchers traveled to the Tuamotu Archipelago to study rare species of tropical fish.
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The Tuamotu Archipelago is famous for its beautiful lagoons.
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Have you ever visited the Tuamotu Archipelago?
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Researchers traveled to the Tuamotu Archipelago to study rare species of tropical fish.
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The Tuamotu Archipelago is famous for its breathtaking coral reefs and marine life.
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Tourists are often drawn to the remote beauty of the Tuamotu Archipelago in French Polynesia.
Synonyms
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A group of about 80 coral atolls in French Polynesia in the central South Pacific
A group of about eighty coral islands in French Polynesia, also called the Tuamotu Archipelago
A group of about eighty coral islands in French Polynesia that are part of the Tuamotu Islands
Surface Forms
Morphology
Tuamotu + archipelago
The headword combines a place name with the noun 'archipelago', which directly denotes a cluster of islands; a B1 learner who knows 'archipelago' will understand this as the archipelago (island group) associated with Tuamotu. Proper names do not carry idiomatic meanings here, so the overall sense is compositionally predictable even if specific geographic details (coral atolls, French Polynesia) are not deducible from the words alone.
Etymology
Tuamotu Archipelago may come from local Polynesian words tua ('beyond' or 'far away') and motu ('island'). This gives a clear image of islands far out at sea, which is why the name suits a remote group of coral islands.