WESTERN SAMOA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Western Samoa mean? 

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

1. a constitutional monarchy on the western part of the islands of Samoa in the South Pacific

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• WESTERN SAMOA (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A constitutional monarchy on the western part of the islands of Samoa in the South Pacific

Classified under:

Nouns denoting spatial position

Synonyms:

Independent State of Samoa; Samoa; Samoa i Sisifo; Western Samoa

Instance hypernyms:

country; land; state (the territory occupied by a nation)

Meronyms (parts of "Western Samoa"):

Apia; capital of Western Samoa (the capital of Western Samoa)

Holonyms ("Western 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 

On the same day, the Apia Observatory in Western Samoa observed a highly unusual aurora, which are typically only observed in at the poles.

(Space Weather Events Linked to Human Activity, NASA)