Main Entry:

Sa·moa

Pronunciation:

\sə-ˈmō-ə\

Function:

geographical name

1or formerly Navigators Islands islands SW central Pacific N of Tonga Islands; divided at long. 171°W into American, or Eastern, Samoa & independent Samoa area 1209 square miles (3143 square kilometers) — see American Samoa2or formerly Western Samoa islands SW central Pacific W of American Samoa; formerly administered by New Zealand; an independent member of the Commonwealth of Nations since 1962 ∗ Apia (on Upolu Island) area 1100 square miles (2850 square kilometers), population 156,349