Samoa
Pacific island country
Samoa is an island nation in the South Pacific, comprising the western islands of the Samoan archipelago.
The term also refers to the broader island group and its indigenous Polynesian culture: Samoan tattoo traditions, the Samoan language.
American Samoa, to the east, is a separate U.S. territory.
Chain of scattered islands
- volcanicOf fiery mountain origin
- lagoonSheltered coastal shallows
- reefUnderwater rock or coral formation
- coastlineLand-water boundary
Polynesia · Oceania · Pacific · rainforest · lava fields · crater · bay · peninsula
Hard-shelled tropical drupe
- breadfruitStarchy tropical tree crop
- taroEdible tropical corm
- banyanSelf-supporting fig tree
- hibiscusTropical flowering shrub
frangipani · flying fox · sea turtle · coral · palm · tropical · biodiversity · parrotfish
Sacred restriction, Polynesian
Freedom from external control
- parliamentNational legislative assembly
- flagCloth symbol or signal
- anthemOfficial song of praise
- constitutionInherent physical or structural makeup
archipelago
Chain of scattered islands
- volcanicOf fiery mountain origin
- lagoonSheltered coastal shallows
- reefUnderwater rock or coral formation
coastline · Polynesia · Oceania · Pacific · rainforest · lava fields · crater · bay · peninsula · South Pacific
coconut
Hard-shelled tropical drupe
- breadfruitStarchy tropical tree crop
- taroEdible tropical corm
- banyanSelf-supporting fig tree
hibiscus · frangipani · flying fox · sea turtle · coral · palm · tropical · biodiversity · parrotfish · coconut crab
tapu
Sacred restriction, Polynesian
independence
Freedom from external control
- parliamentNational legislative assembly
- flagCloth symbol or signal
- anthemOfficial song of praise
- PacificPacific Ocean, Pacific Rim, Pacific Ring of Fire, Ring of Fire, Oceania
- Pacific OceanMariana Trench, Hawaiian Islands, Challenger Deep, Coral Sea, Bering Sea
- Surfingsurfboards, surfboard, longboards, shortboards, longboard
- Pacific expansionprovisional government, overthrow, Queen Liliuokalani, statehood, Guam
- Pacific IslandsHawaii, Fiji, Tonga, Tahiti, Guam
- PolynesiaHawaii, Tonga, Tahiti, Fiji, Polynesia
SamoaAmerican Samoa
U.S. territory near Fiji
Guam · Puerto Rico · French Polynesia · New Caledonia · U.S. Virgin Islands
SamoaMongolia
Central Asian landlocked nation
Switzerland · landlocked country · Russia · Kazakhstan · Sahara
- American SamoaU.S. territory near Fiji
- fa'a SamoaSamoan cultural heritage system
- Samoan danceTraditional Polynesian performance art