English Explanatory Dictionary

Samoa

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A country consisting of the western part of the Samoan archipelago in Polynesia, in Oceania. Official name: Independent State of Samoa. Capital and largest city: Apia. Formerly Western Samoa, and, before that, German Samoa. It is distinct from American Samoa.
  2. A census-designated place in Humboldt County, California, United States.
noun
  1. A kind of cookie with coconut flavoring, often sold by Girl Scouts.

Pronunciation

/səˈmoʊ.ə/ /ˈsaːˌmaʉ̯.ə/ /saː.mo.a/ /səˈməʊ.ə/ sə-mō'ə en-us-Samoa.ogg LL-Q1860 (eng)-Soundguys-Samoa.wav

Word forms

Samoa Samoas

Etymology

Borrowed from Samoan Sāmoa. See there for more.

Derived words

American Samoa German Samoa Samoan Samoa Standard Time Samoa time Samoic Western Samoa
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