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Samoa
[ suh-moh-uh ]
noun
- a group of islands in the southern Pacific, the islands west of 170° W longitude constituting an independent state and the rest belonging to the U.S.
Samoa
/ əˈəʊə /
noun
- an independent state occupying four inhabited islands and five uninhabited islands in the S Pacific archipelago of the Samoa Islands: established as a League of Nations mandate under New Zealand administration in 1920 and a UN trusteeship in 1946; gained independence as Western Samoa in 1962 as the first fully independent Polynesian state; officially changed its name to Samoa in 1997; a member of the Commonwealth. Languages: Samoan and English. Religion: Christian. Currency: tala. Capital: Apia. Pop: 195 476 (2013 est). Area: 2841 sq km (1097 sq miles)
- Also calledSamoa Islands a group of islands in the S Pacific, northeast of Fiji: an independent kingdom until the mid 19th century, when it was divided administratively into American Samoa (in the east) and German Samoa (in the west); the latter was mandated to New Zealand in 1919 and gained full independence in 1962 as Western Samoa, now called Samoa (as detailed in sense 1). Area: 3038 sq km (1173 sq miles)
Samoa
- A group of volcanic ( see volcano ) islands in the south Pacific Ocean , approximately midway between Hawaii and Sydney , Australia , making up the independent kingdom of Western Samoa and the United States territory of American Samoa.
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Since 2018, Rwanda allows citizens of all countries to obtain a visa upon arrival without prior application, and Samoa doesn’t require a visa at all for stays of fewer than 60 days.
The King and Queen's official visit to Australia and Samoa last year was a turning point in terms of the royal diary.
In the two years since that delayed tournament, England have beaten Tonga 3-0 in a home Test series and then won two Tests against Samoa in 2024.
George started all three matches against the All Blacks in a drawn series, before finally making his first England start against Samoa at Twickenham in November that year.
It was an evening made worse by an injury to Hull's Samoa prop Ligi Sao, who left the field bound for hospital after appearing to dislocate his left knee cap.
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