samoa

UK /səˈməʊ.ə/ US /səˈmoʊ.ə/

name 2noun 1

Collocations

ADJ.

against, western

Western Samoa changed its name to just Samoa in 1997 to modernize its identity.

VERB + SAMOA

boycott

Several countries decided to boycott Samoa's sports team after the controversial policy announcement.

Definitions

name

A country consisting of the western part of the Samoan archipelago in Polynesia, in Oceania. Official name: Independent State of Samoa. Capital and largest city: Apia. Formerly Western Samoa, and, before that, German Samoa. It is distinct f

A census-designated place in Humboldt County, California, United States.

noun

A kind of cookie with coconut flavoring, often sold by Girl Scouts.

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We will prepare for a boycott against Western Samoa.

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Apia is the capital of Samoa.

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In some senses, samoa is marked as US. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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