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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- A volcanic island of Samoa in the southern Pacific Ocean. It is the site of Apia, the country's capital.
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Besides, the Upolu is not a regular passenger steamer, and she is just as liable to sail ahead of time as on time.
Chapter 16 2010
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"This time the Upolu is going straight to Sydney," Young explained.
Chapter 16 2010
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Besides, the Upolu is not a regular passenger steamer, and she is just as liable to sail ahead of time as on time.
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"This time the Upolu is going straight to Sydney," Young explained.
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On December 14 Oyolava (now called Upolu) was reached.
Laperouse Ernest Scott 1903
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The steamship Castor, recruiting labour for the Upolu plantations, was cut off there with all hands two years ago.
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The castaways on Upolu with occupations and current hometowns:
CBS Announces 16 New Survivor Castaways, Including Russell Hantz's Nephew 2011
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The upcoming season's tribes, Savaii and Upolu, are named after two islands in Samoa.
CBS Announces 16 New Survivor Castaways, Including Russell Hantz's Nephew 2011
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In Saleapaga, Upolu, we attended a "fiafia night," with a pretty good barbecue and then an evening of dancing, music and costume.
Archive 2009-09-01 2009
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The final Upolu 5 have stayed boringly, rigidly loyal to their game plan the last few weeks, but now that it's down to the next-to-last episode 8/7c — the finale airs as the usual multi-hour extravaganza on Sunday — all bets presumably are off.
Critic's Guide to Wednesday TV: Nearing the End of Survivor and X Factor 2011
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