Sāmoa

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Samoan[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

Uncertain. Suggestions include:

  • From (sacred) + moa (center).
  • A toponymic derivation of moa (chicken, fowl).
  • The name of a local chieftain.

Pronunciation[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

Sāmoa

  1. Samoa (A country consisting of the western part of the Samoan archipelago in Polynesia, in Oceania)