Samoa

Sa·moa

geographical name \sə-ˈmō-ə\

Definition of SAMOA

1

or formerly Navigators Islands islands SW cen 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 Samoa

2

or formerly Western Samoa islands SW cen 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), pop 179,186

Rhymes with SAMOA

balboa, Balboa, feijoa, jerboa