n.
Pronunciation: s ə - ' m ō - ə
Function: geographical name
1 or formerly Navigators Islands islands SW cen Pacific N of Tonga Islands; divided at long. 171°W into American, or Eastern, Samoa & independent Samoa area 1209 sq mi (3143 sq km ) ― see AMERICAN SAMOA
2 or formerly Western Samoa islands SW cen Pacific W of American Samoa; formerly administered by New Zealand; an independent member of the Commonwealth of Nations since 1962 capital Apia (on Upolu Is.) area 1100 sq mi (2850 sq km ), pop 156,349