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Moruroa

Moruroa proper noun: an atoll forming part of the Tuamotu Archipelago in French Polynesia in the southern Pacific Ocean.

Proper noun

Moruroa

  1. An atoll forming part of the Tuamotu Archipelago in French Polynesia in the southern Pacific Ocean.
    • The minesweeper and the sea tug now came along either side, pincered the Vega, and seemed to be ushering it toward Moruroa, perhaps attempting to push the ketch inside the 12-mile limit.2004, Rex Weyler, Greenpeace
    Synonyms:
    Aopuni

Synonyms of Moruroa

  • Aopuni

Forms of Moruroa

alternative formMururoa
alternative formMururura

Questions about Moruroa

What does Moruroa mean?
Moruroa means an atoll forming part of the Tuamotu Archipelago in French Polynesia in the southern Pacific Ocean.
What part of speech is Moruroa?
Moruroa is a proper noun.

Words near Moruroa in the dictionary

  1. morulas
  2. morulation
  3. moruloid
  4. Morundah
  5. Morunglav
  6. Moruroa
  7. morusin
  8. Morute
  9. moruti
  10. morutis
  11. Moruya

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