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Definition of Papeete
1. Noun. The capital of French Polynesia on the northwestern coast of Tahiti.
Definition of Papeete
1. Proper noun. The capital city of French Polynesia, on the island of Tahiti. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Papeete
Literary usage of Papeete
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Cyclopedia of Missions: Containing a Comprehensive View of Missionary by Harvey Newcomb (1855)
"And yet the work of dad haa lu 1840, in revenge for an attack by the natives on
Papeete, Governor Bruat drove them into the mountains, and destroyed every ..."
2. Incidents of a Whaling Voyage: To which are Added Observations on the by Francis Allyn Olmsted (1841)
"ARRIVAL AT TAHITI—Papeete BAY—BRITISH CONSULATE—AMERICAN WHALE ... Papeete bay
is on the lee side of the island of Tahiti, around which the trade winds, ..."
3. A Visit to the South Seas, in the U.S. Ship Vincennes, During the Years 1829 by Charles Samuel Stewart (1832)
"HARBOUR OF Papeete. Matavai Pay, at Tahiti, ... including myself, visited the
harbour of Papeete, six or seven miles westward of Matavai. ..."
4. A Lady's Cruise in a French Man-of-war by Constance Frederica Gordon Cumming (1882)
"Papeete—CATHOLIC MISSION—PROTESTANT MISSION—A CHRISTENING PARTY —LA MAISON ...
Papeete, TAHITI, Saturday, 13th. DEAREST NELL,—It is high time I sent you a ..."
5. A Lady's Cruise in a French Man-of-war by Constance Frederica Gordon Cumming (1882)
"... OP THE PAST—EVENINGS IN TAHITI- LA MUSIQUE—PLANS— SUNDAY. Cart qf the REV.
JAKES GREEN. PM,r vi, Papeete, TAHITI, Saturday, ..."
6. Tahiti: The Island Paradise by Nicholas Senn (1906)
"Papeete has no sidewalks. The streets are narrow, irregularly laid out, and none
of them paved. Most of the houses are one-story frame buildings, ..."
7. Tahiti: The Island Paradise by Nicholas Senn (1906)
"Papeete has no sidewalks. The streets are narrow, irregularly laid out, and none
of them paved. Most of the houses are one-story frame buildings, ..."
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