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    SAMOA

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     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    A group of volcanic islands in the South Pacific midway between Hawaii and Australia; its climate and scenery and Polynesian culture make it a popular tourist stopplay

    Synonyms:

    Samoa; Samoan Islands

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting spatial position

    Instance hypernyms:

    island (a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water)

    Meronyms (parts of "Samoa"):

    Independent State of Samoa; Samoa; Samoa i Sisifo; Western Samoa (a constitutional monarchy on the western part of the islands of Samoa in the South Pacific)

    American Samoa; AS; Eastern Samoa (a United States territory on the eastern part of the island of Samoa)

    Meronyms (members of "Samoa"):

    Samoan (a native or inhabitant of the Samoan Islands)

    Holonyms ("Samoa" is a part of...):

    Polynesia (the islands in the eastern part of Oceania)

    Sense 2

    Meaning:

    A constitutional monarchy on the western part of the islands of Samoa in the South Pacificplay

    Synonyms:

    Independent State of Samoa; Samoa; Samoa i Sisifo; Western Samoa

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting spatial position

    Instance hypernyms:

    country; land; state (the territory occupied by a nation)

    Meronyms (parts of "Samoa"):

    Apia; capital of Western Samoa (the capital of Western Samoa)

    Holonyms ("Samoa" is a part of...):

    Samoa; Samoan Islands (a group of volcanic islands in the South Pacific midway between Hawaii and Australia; its climate and scenery and Polynesian culture make it a popular tourist stop)

    Derivation:

    Samoan (of or relating to Samoa or its people or language or culture)

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