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Definitions for samoa
səˈmoʊ əsamoa

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. Samoa, Independent State of Samoa, Western Samoa, Samoa i Sisifonoun

    a constitutional monarchy on the western part of the islands of Samoa in the South Pacific

  2. Samoa, Samoan Islandsnoun

    a group of volcanic islands in the South Pacific midway between Hawaii and Australia; its climate and scenery and Polynesian culture make it a popular tourist stop

Wiktionary

  1. Samoanoun

    A country in Oceania.

  2. Etymology: Sāmoa

Wikipedia

  1. Samoa

    Samoa, officially the Independent State of Samoa and until 1997 known as Western Samoa, is a Polynesian island country consisting of two main islands (Savai'i and Upolu); two smaller, inhabited islands (Manono and Apolima); and several smaller, uninhabited islands, including the Aleipata Islands (Nu'utele, Nu'ulua, Fanuatapu and Namua). Samoa is located 64 km (40 mi) west of American Samoa, 889 km (552 mi) northeast of Tonga (closest foreign country), 1,152 km (716 mi) northeast of Fiji, 483 km (300 mi) east of Wallis and Futuna, 1,151 km (715 mi) southeast of Tuvalu, 519 km (322 mi) south of Tokelau, 4,190 km (2,600 mi) southwest of Hawaii, and 610 km (380 mi) northwest of Niue. The capital city is Apia. The Lapita people discovered and settled the Samoan Islands around 3,500 years ago. They developed a Samoan language and Samoan cultural identity. Samoa is a unitary parliamentary democracy with 11 administrative divisions. It is a sovereign state and a member of the Commonwealth of Nations. Western Samoa was admitted to the United Nations on 15 December 1976. Because of the Samoans' seafaring skills, pre-20th-century European explorers referred to the entire island group (which includes American Samoa) as the "Navigator Islands". The country was a colony of the German Empire from 1899 to 1915, then came under a joint British and New Zealand colonial administration until 1 January 1962, when it became independent.

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  1. samoa

    Samoa, officially known as the Independent State of Samoa, is a country consisting of two main islands, Savai'i and Upolu, and four smaller islands in the South Pacific Ocean. It was formerly known as Western Samoa. Located about halfway between Hawaii and New Zealand, Samoa is known for its rich Polynesian culture, lush landscapes, and vibrant traditional way of life known as “Fa'a Samoa.” It became independent from New Zealand in 1962. Samoa's economy is largely based on agriculture, tourism, and remittances from overseas. Its capital and largest city is Apia.

Wikidata

  1. Samoa

    Samoa, officially the Independent State of Samoa, formerly known as Western Samoa, is a country encompassing the western part of the Samoan Islands in the South Pacific Ocean. It became independent from New Zealand in 1962. The two main islands of Samoa are Upolu and one of the biggest islands in Polynesia, Savai'i. The capital city, Apia, and Faleolo International Airport are situated on the island of Upolu. Samoa was admitted to the United Nations on 15 December 1976. The entire island group, inclusive of American Samoa, was called "Navigators Islands" by European explorers before the 20th century because of the Samoans' seafaring skills.

The Nuttall Encyclopedia

  1. Samoa

    or Navigators' Islands (36), a group of 14 volcanic islands in the W. Pacific, of which three alone are of any size—Savaii, Upolu, and Tutuila; all are mountainous and richly wooded; climate is moist and warm; copra is the chief export, and cotton, coffee, tobacco, &c., are grown; the natives, a vigorous Polynesian race, have been Christianised; the islands are under the joint suzerainty of Britain, Germany, and the United States; the chief town of the group is Apia (2), at the head of a pretty bay in Upolu; near here R. Louis Stevenson spent the last five years of his life.

U.S. National Library of Medicine

  1. Samoa

    A group of islands in the southwest central Pacific, divided into AMERICAN SAMOA and the INDEPENDENT STATE OF SAMOA (Western Samoa). First European contact was made in 1722 by Jacob Roggeveen, a Dutchman. In 1768 they were named Navigators Islands by Louis de Bougainville. The present name may derive from that of a local chieftain or from a local word meaning place of the moa, a now-extinct island bird. (From Webster's New Geographical Dictionary, 1988, p1061 & Room, Brewer's Dictionary of Names, 1992, p481)

Surnames Frequency by Census Records

  1. SAMOA

    According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Samoa is ranked #111426 in terms of the most common surnames in America.

    The Samoa surname appeared 158 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Samoa.

    66.4% or 105 total occurrences were Asian.
    17.7% or 28 total occurrences were of two or more races.
    10.7% or 17 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.

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  1. omasa

  2. Osama

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of samoa in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of samoa in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of samoa in a Sentence

  1. Honolulu Police spokeswoman Michelle Yu:

    Law enforcement in American Samoa initially expressed interest in acquiring some of the guns, but there was a change in administration and the new administration is no longer interested, the local sheriff’s department recently replaced their guns, and other county police departments( Kauai, Maui and Hawaii) are looking to replace their Smith Wessons in the future.

  2. Patrick Fepulea’i:

    Samoa has 11 athletes who have qualified to compete at the Olympic Games, of these three are based in Samoa( all members of weightlifting team), two are based in Australia( boxing team), four are based in New Zealand( sailing and canoeing team), one in the U.S.( athletics) and one already in Japan( judo).

  3. Derek Sua:

    It can be another dominant sport here in Samoa if a lot of people get interested.

  4. Professor Thomas:

    In Samoa, men have elaborate tattoos inked on their thighs, buttocks and lower chest, it is a painful ordeal that requires a man to submit to the authority of the elders. When he emerges, he is celebrated as a hero.

  5. Bernie Sanders:

    Occasionally, it might be a good idea to be honest about American foreign policy, and that includes the fact that American Samoa has overthrown governments all over the world -- in Chile, in Guatemala, in Iran, and when dictatorships, whether it is the Chinese or the Cubans, do something good, you acknowledge that, but you don't have to trade love letters with them.

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