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Papeete

Papeete proper noun: the capital city of French Polynesia.

Proper noun

Papeete

  1. The capital city of French Polynesia.
    • Things did not turn out as he hoped. Having reached Tahiti in June 1891, he soon fled the island's Europeanized capital, Papeete, for the village of Mataiea, where he met Teha'amana, 14, who became his mistress and model.2003 October 14, Alan Riding, “The Colors of Paradise As Imagined by Gauguin”, in The New York Times, →ISSN

Papeete meaning in Marathi

Papeete in Marathi

capital city of French Polynesia
पापेएते pāpeete

Forms of Papeete

alternative formPapeʻete

Origin of Papeete

From Tahitian pape (“water”) + Tahitian ʻete (“basket”) (cognate with Māori kete, Niuean kato, 'Are'are kato, Hawaiian ʻeke (“sack”). This probably refers to the mountains condensing and collecting rain in the Papeete basin.

Questions about Papeete

What does Papeete mean?
Papeete means the capital city of French Polynesia.
What is Papeete in Marathi?
Papeete in Marathi is पापेएते (pāpeete). See Papeete meaning in Marathi.
What part of speech is Papeete?
Papeete is a proper noun.

Words near Papeete in the dictionary

  1. papdi
  2. papdis
  3. pape
  4. papeda
  5. papedas
  6. Papeete
  7. Papel
  8. papellony
  9. papelonny
  10. papelonné
  11. Papenburg

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