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Definition of French Oceania
1. Noun. A French overseas possession in the South Pacific.
Generic synonyms: Possession
Group relationships: Polynesia
Terms within: Society Islands, Low Archipelago, Paumotu Archipelago, Tuamotu Archipelago, Austral Islands, Tubuai Islands, Gambier Islands, Iles Marquises, Marquesas Islands
Lexicographical Neighbors of French Oceania
Literary usage of French Oceania
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. French Colonies and Their Resources by James Bonwick (1886)
"According to a press report, France is seeking ports in the Asiatic islands,
between Cochin-China and French Oceania. But Sumbawa or Sandalwood Island, ..."
2. Report of the War Trade Board by United States War Trade Board (1920)
"One of the principal sources for chrome ore is New Caledonia, a French possession
in French Oceania. During the year 1917 there were only 10.300 long tons ..."
3. Tropical Colonization: An Introduction to the Study of the Subject by Alleyne Ireland (1899)
"... Réunion, and Martinique; in 1884, Tunis, Senegal, French Guinea, Guadeloupe,
French India, and French Indo-China are added; and in 1886, French Oceania. ..."
4. Tahiti and French Polynesia by Claude Herve-Bazin (2000)
"French Oceania ln l836. Queen Pomare lV, at the instigation of Pastor ...
the island and its neighbouring archipelagos became French Oceania (Etab- ..."
5. Proceedings by Royal Geographical Society (Great Britain), Norton Shaw, Francis Galton, William Spottiswoode, Clements Robert Markham, Henry Walter Bates, John Scott Keltie (1886)
"... French West Indies— Guadeloupe, Martinique, Guyana, or Cayenne ; French Asia,
including French India, Cochin-China, and Tong-king ; French Oceania, ..."
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