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Soon afterward, Germany swallowed Bougainville and incorporated it into its empire, forcing locals into labor on the copra plantations.
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Sean Williams,
Harper's Magazine,
23 Sep. 2024
Aranui, the combination cargo-cruise ship is the island’s true lifeline, carrying supplies in on pallets, and picking up copra and coconut oil for the return journey.
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Scott Laird,
Condé Nast Traveler,
1 Nov. 2023
In Bamford’s story, the prisoners were farming valuable copra, or coconut, used as cooking oil.
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Caroline Delbert,
Popular Mechanics,
15 Feb. 2023
The copra business imploded in the second half of the 20th century, but its legacy still defines the town.
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Tom Downey,
WSJ,
15 Sep. 2022
Animals that could not be easily poisoned or shot were lured with meat into a copra-drying shed and then gassed with motor-vehicle exhaust.
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Cullen Murphy,
The Atlantic,
15 June 2022
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Sean Williams,
Harper's Magazine,
23 Sep. 2024
Aranui, the combination cargo-cruise ship is the island’s true lifeline, carrying supplies in on pallets, and picking up copra and coconut oil for the return journey.
—
Scott Laird,
Condé Nast Traveler,
1 Nov. 2023
In Bamford’s story, the prisoners were farming valuable copra, or coconut, used as cooking oil.
—
Caroline Delbert,
Popular Mechanics,
15 Feb. 2023
The copra business imploded in the second half of the 20th century, but its legacy still defines the town.
—
Tom Downey,
WSJ,
15 Sep. 2022
Animals that could not be easily poisoned or shot were lured with meat into a copra-drying shed and then gassed with motor-vehicle exhaust.
—
Cullen Murphy,
The Atlantic,
15 June 2022
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“Copra.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/copra. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.
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copra
noun
co·pra
ˈkō-prə 
: dried coconut meat
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