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AMERICAN SAMOA
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A United States territory on the eastern part of the island of Samoa
Synonyms:
American Samoa; AS; Eastern Samoa
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
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)