Tuamotus
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Etymology
[edit]From Tuamotuan, tua (“distant”) + motus (“islands”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Tuamotus
- The largest chain of atolls in the world, situated in French Polynesia and spanning an area of the southern Pacific Ocean the size of Western Europe.
Synonyms
[edit]- Tuamotu Archipelago
- (historical) Paumotus (the "Subservient Islands")
Translations
[edit]archipelago in French Polynesia
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