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Definition of South sea islands
1. Noun. Any islands in the southern or southwestern of central parts of the Pacific Ocean.
Lexicographical Neighbors of South Sea Islands
Literary usage of South sea islands
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Quarterly Review by William Gifford, John Taylor Coleridge, John Gibson Lockhart, Whitwell Elwin, William Macpherson, William Smith, John Murray, George Walter Prothero, Rowland Edmund Prothero Ernle (1830)
"I.—Polynesian Researches, during a Residence of nearly Six Yearn, in the South
Sea Islands; including Descriptions of the Natural History and Scenery of the ..."
2. The Monthly Review by Ralph Griffiths (1825)
"south sea islands ; being a Description of the Manners, Customs, Character,
Religion, and State of Society among the various Tribes scattered over the Great ..."
3. Polynesian Researches During a Residence of Nearly Eight Years in the by William Ellis (1853)
"The orea, or maiden plantain, with the other varieties, comes to the highest
perfection in the south sea islands, and is a delicious fruit. ..."
4. Polynesian Researches, During a Residence of Nearly Eight Years in the by William Ellis (1833)
"... or Christianity—Origin of the inhabitants of tile South Sea islands—Traditions—
... in the South Sea islands was formerly much greater than at present. ..."
5. The Library of American Biography by Joseph Meredith Toner Collection (Library of Congress), Jared Sparks (1847)
"... Opinions respecting the first Peopling of the south sea islands. THE ships
were several days among the islands, sailing in different directions, ..."
6. The Edinburgh Review by Sydney Smith (1833)
"... to visit their various Stations in the south sea islands, China, India, fyc.
between the years 1821 and 1829. Compiled from the Original Documents by ..."
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