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Definition of Eastern Samoa
1. Noun. A United States territory on the eastern part of the island of Samoa.
Generic synonyms: District, Dominion, Territorial Dominion, Territory
Group relationships: Samoa, Samoan Islands
Terms within: Pago Pago, Pango Pango
Lexicographical Neighbors of Eastern Samoa
Literary usage of Eastern Samoa
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Journal of the Polynesian Society by Polynesian Society (N.Z.) (1900)
"A husband and wife, here called Veu and Veu, rent some land from Mata'afa, of
Fitiuta, a place in the Manu'a group, Eastern Samoa, and their tenure is the ..."
2. American Defenders of Land, Sea & Sky by Kay D. Weeks (1996)
"On February 19, 1900, President William McKinley signed an executive order placing
the eastern Samoa islands under control of the Navy Department. ..."
3. A Son of the Sun by Jack London (1912)
"Next, he paid his respects to Tui Manua, of Eastern Samoa, and opened an intrigue
for a share of the trade monopoly of that dying king's three islands. ..."
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