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 Samoa
2or 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