an independent state occupying four inhabited islands and five uninhabited islands in the S Pacific archipelago of the Samoa Islands: established as a League of Nations mandate under New Zealand administration in 1920 and a UN trusteeship in 1946; gained independence as Western Samoa in 1962 as the first fully independent Polynesian state; officially changed its name to Samoa in 1997; a member of the Commonwealth. Languages: Samoan and English. Religion: Christian. Currency: tala. Capital: Apia. Pop: 196 440 (2017 est). Area: 2841 sq km (1097 sq miles)
2. Also called: Samoa Islands
a group of islands in the S Pacific, northeast of Fiji: an independent kingdom until the mid 19th century, when it was divided administratively into American Samoa (in the east) and German Samoa (in the west); the latter was mandated to New Zealand in 1919 and gained full independence in 1962 as WesternSamoa, now called Samoa (as detailed in sense 1). Area: 3038 sq km (1173 sq miles)
Samoa in American English
(səˈmoʊə)
1.
group of islands in the South Pacific, north of Tonga
divided into American Samoa & Samoa
2.
country in the South Pacific, consisting of two large islands (Savaii & Upolu) & several small ones: became independent in 1962 & a member of the Commonwealthin 1970: 1,093 sq mi (2,831 sq km); pop. 160,000; cap. Apia
: in full Independent State of Samoa
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Samoa
country, currency
All related terms of 'Samoa'
Manu Samoa
the national Rugby Union football team of Samoa
German Samoa
an independent state occupying four inhabited islands and five uninhabited islands in the S Pacific archipelago of the Samoa Islands: established as a League of Nations mandate under New Zealand administration in 1920 and a UN trusteeship in 1946; gained independence as Western Samoa in 1962 as the first fully independent Polynesian state; officially changed its name to Samoa in 1997; a member of the Commonwealth . Languages: Samoan and English. Religion : Christian . Currency : tala . Capital: Apia . Pop: 196 440 (2017 est). Area: 2841 sq km (1097 sq miles)
Samoa Islands
an independent state occupying four inhabited islands and five uninhabited islands in the S Pacific archipelago of the Samoa Islands: established as a League of Nations mandate under New Zealand administration in 1920 and a UN trusteeship in 1946; gained independence as Western Samoa in 1962 as the first fully independent Polynesian state; officially changed its name to Samoa in 1997; a member of the Commonwealth . Languages: Samoan and English. Religion : Christian . Currency : tala . Capital: Apia . Pop: 196 440 (2017 est). Area: 2841 sq km (1097 sq miles)
Western Samoa
→ Samoa (sense 2 ) (the country )
American Samoa
the part of Samoa administered by the US. Capital: Fagatogo (in Pago Pago). Pop: 54 719 (2013 est). Area: 197 sq km (76 sq miles)
Samoa Standard Time
a standard time used in the zone which includes American Samoa , corresponding to the mean solar time of the 165th meridian west of Greenwich , England: it is eleven hours behind Greenwich time