society islands

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an island group of French Polynesia in the South Pacific east of Samoa
A group of islands in the South Pacific; part of French Polynesia
Archipelago (pop., 1996: 189,522), western French Polynesia. Its chief island is Tahiti. The Society Islands comprise two groups, the Windward Islands and the Leeward Islands. They are volcanic in origin and mountainous. Claimed for Britain in 1767, the islands were visited in 1769 by Capt. James Cook with a scientific expedition of the Royal Society (hence their name). They were claimed by France in 1768 and became a French protectorate in 1842, a French colony in 1881, and a part of French Oceania in 1903. Their chief products are copra and pearls
society islands

    Hyphenation

    so·ci·e·ty islands

    Turkish pronunciation

    sısayıti aylındz

    Pronunciation

    /səˈsīətē ˈīləndz/ /səˈsaɪətiː ˈaɪləndz/
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