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Definition of French Polynesia

1. Noun. A French overseas possession in the South Pacific.

Definition of French Polynesia

1. Proper noun. An overseas territory of France in Oceania. Official name: Territory of French Polynesia. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of French Polynesia

Literary usage of French Polynesia

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. France by OECD Staff (1997)
"Oceania received 17 per cent of net disbursements in 1995, virtually all of which was earmarked for New Caledonia and French Polynesia. ..."

2. France as it is by André Lebon, Paul Pelet (1888)
"... India and Indo-China ; New Caledonia and French Polynesia; Newfoundland Banks; French Antilles and Guiana.—Comparative tables of the French Colonies. ..."

3. Seismology, 1989-1992: Nuclear Test-Ban Verification (in Sweden) by Eva Johannisson (1994)
"French explosions The number of French tests in the Tuamotu archipelago of French Polynesia was lowered from eight tests in 1989 to six tests in 1990 and ..."

4. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1896)
"ANTHROPOLOGY OF French Polynesia. WE scarcely ever hear about the French possessions in Polynesia. The tri-color in fact floats over a number of coral ..."

5. French Colonies and Their Resources by James Bonwick (1886)
"Kerguelen Island, of the Southern Ocean, will be the half-way station between French Africa and French Polynesia. POLYNESIA. Though France had to yield her ..."

6. Longmans' School Geography: By George G. Chisholm ... and C.H. Leete by Chisholm, George Goudie Chisholm, T. E Lee, Charles Henry Leete (1899)
"The New Hebrides are now under the joint protection of the British and French. POLYNESIA. This name is applied to all the small islands of the Pacific Ocean ..."

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