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Pago Pago

/ˈpɑŋ(ɡ)oʊ ˈpɑŋ(ɡ)oʊ/

Pago Pago proper noun: the territorial capital of American Samoa.

Proper noun

Pago Pago

  1. The territorial capital of American Samoa.
    • The climate of Tutuila is mild and agreeable, particularly at Pago-pago, where the temperature is lower than it is elsewhere on the island, in consequence of its generally being overshadowed with clouds that hang on the high land.[1845, Charles Wilkes, “Samoan Group. Rose Island. Tutuila.”, in Narrative of the United States' Exploring Expedition, During the Years 1838, 1839, 1840, 1841, 1842, Condensed and Abridged edition...
    • From Honolulu we went to Pago Pago in Samoa. We saw there how an educational revolution could be brought about on a Pacific island by the use of classroom television.1971, Lyndon Johnson, “The New Age of Regionalism”, in The Vantage Point, Holt, Reinhart & Winston, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 360

Forms of Pago Pago

alternative formPango Pango

Questions about Pago Pago

What does Pago Pago mean?
Pago Pago means the territorial capital of American Samoa.
What part of speech is Pago Pago?
Pago Pago is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Pago Pago?
Pago Pago is pronounced /ˈpɑŋ(ɡ)oʊ ˈpɑŋ(ɡ)oʊ/.

Words near Pago Pago in the dictionary

  1. Pagnolesque
  2. Pagnolian
  3. Pagnotta
  4. Pagnottas
  5. Pagny-sur-Moselle
  6. Pago Pago
  7. pagoclone
  8. pagod
  9. pagoda
  10. pagoda dogwood
  11. pagoda dogwoods

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