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  • proper noun The former name of Samoa, from 1914 to 1997

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun a constitutional monarchy on the western part of the islands of Samoa in the South Pacific

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Examples

  • PERCIVAL: Well, the epicenter of the earthquake was some 200 kilometers south of the two islands that make up Western -- what was formerly called Western Samoa, and some 35 kilometers deep in the Java (ph) Trench.

    CNN Transcript Sep 30, 2009 2009

  • American Samoans still use the terms Western Samoa and Western Samoans.

    unknown title 2009

  • American Samoans still use the terms Western Samoa and Western Samoans.

    unknown title 2009

  • Samoa/the Independent State of Samoa/known as Western Samoa or German Samoa

    WN.com - Articles related to New Zealand not to sign trade pact if US shuts out dairy 2010

  • Samoa/the Independent State of Samoa/known as Western Samoa or German Samoa

    WN.com - Financial News 2010

  • Samoa/the Independent State of Samoa/known as Western Samoa or German Samoa

    WN.com - Financial News 2010

  • Samoa/the Independent State of Samoa/known as Western Samoa and German Samoa, is a country governing the western part of the Samoan Islands in the South Pacific Ocean.

    WN.com - Financial News 2010

  • Samoa/the Independent State of Samoa/known as Western Samoa or German Samoa

    WN.com - Financial News 2010

  • Samoa/the Independent State of Samoa/known as Western Samoa and German Samoa, is a country governing the western part of the Samoan Islands in the South Pacific Ocean.

    WN.com - Financial News 2010

  • In turn, many Pacific Islands such as Western Samoa have looked to New Zealand's lead.

    Conservapedia - Recent changes [en] AndrewJay 2010

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