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fa'a Samoa /ˌfɑː ˈsɑːməʊə /noun [mass noun] NZThe Samoan culture or way of life: the novel depicts the strictures of fa’a Samoa...- All Samoans adhere to a set of core social values and practices known as fa'a Samoa and speak the Samoan language.
- New Zealand Samoans continue to keep fa'a Samoa - Samoan ways - even though today over half the New Zealand community is born here.
- I cringe when I hear apologists justifying his behaviour on the grounds that we misunderstand fa'a Samoa where it is customary to make a gift in appreciation of assistance from others.
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