Samoa

A country consisting of the western part of the Samoan archipelago in Polynesia, in Oceania. Official name: Independent State of Samoa. Capital and largest city: Apia. Formerly Western Samoa, and, before that, German Samoa. It is distinct from American Samoa.

Proper noun

  1. A country consisting of the western part of the Samoan archipelago in Polynesia, in Oceania. Official name: Independent State of Samoa. Capital and largest city: Apia. Formerly Western Samoa, and, before that, German Samoa. It is distinct from American Samoa.
  2. A census-designated place in Humboldt County, California, United States.

Origin

Borrowed from Samoan Sāmoa. See there for more.

Wikipedia

Samoa

Derived

American Samoa German Samoa Samoan Samoa Standard Time Samoa time Samoic Western Samoa

Noun

  1. A kind of cookie with coconut flavoring, often sold by Girl Scouts.

Forms

Samoas