independent state of samoa

Definition of Independent State Of Samoa in English :

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Noun

1. independent state of samoa, samoa, samoa i sisifo, western samoa

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

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Independent State Of Samoa

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noun

1.

an independent state occupying four inhabited islands and five uninhabited islands in the S Pacific archipelago of the Samoa Islands: established as a League of Nations mandate under New Zealand administration in 1920 and a UN trusteeship in 1946; gained independence as Western Samoa in 1962 as the first fully independent Polynesian state; officially changed its name to Samoa in 1997; a member of the Commonwealth. Languages: Samoan and English. Religion: Christian. Currency: tala. Capital: Apia. Pop: 196 440 (2017 est). Area: 2841 sq km (1097 sq miles)

2. Also called: Samoa Islands

a group of islands in the S Pacific, northeast of Fiji: an independent kingdom until the mid 19th century, when it was divided administratively into American Samoa (in the east) and German Samoa (in the west); the latter was mandated to New Zealand in 1919 and gained full independence in 1962 as Western Samoa, now called Samoa (as detailed in sense 1). Area: 3038 sq km (1173 sq miles)

Independent State Of Samoa

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1.

group of islands in the South Pacific, north of Tonga

divided into American Samoa & Samoa

2.

country in the South Pacific, consisting of two large islands (Savaii & Upolu) & several small ones: became independent in 1962 & a member of the Commonwealth in 1970: 1,093 sq mi (2,831 sq km); pop. 160,000; cap. Apia

: in full Independent State of Samoa

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