Sāmoa
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Samoan
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Uncertain. Suggestions include:
- From sā (“sacred”) + moa (“center”).
- A toponymic derivation of moa (“chicken, fowl”).
- The name of a local chieftain.
Pronunciation
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Sāmoa
- Samoa (A country consisting of the western part of the Samoan archipelago in Polynesia, in Oceania)