AMERICAN SAMOA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does American Samoa mean? 

• AMERICAN SAMOA (noun)
  The noun AMERICAN SAMOA has 1 sense:

1. a United States territory on the eastern part of the island of Samoa

  Familiarity information: AMERICAN SAMOA used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• AMERICAN SAMOA (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A United States territory on the eastern part of the island of Samoa

Classified under:

Nouns denoting spatial position

Synonyms:

American Samoa; AS; Eastern Samoa

Instance hypernyms:

district; dominion; territorial dominion; territory (a region marked off for administrative or other purposes)

Meronyms (parts of "American Samoa"):

Pago Pago; Pango Pango (a port in American Samoa)

Holonyms ("American Samoa" is a part of...):

Samoa; Samoan Islands (a group of volcanic islands in the South Pacific midway between Hawaii and Australia; its climate and scenery and Polynesian culture make it a popular tourist stop)

 Context examples 

Persons who are not U.S. citizens but who owe permanent allegiance to the U.S. They originate from places under U.S. sovereignty, jurisdiction, or administration, i.e. American Samoa, Swains Island.

(Non-Citizen National, NCI Thesaurus)

A country in the Pacific, occupying an island in the South Pacific Ocean, east of Tonga and south of American Samoa.

(Niue, NCI Thesaurus)