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Society Islands

Society Islands proper noun: a group of islands in the South Pacific; part of French Polynesia.

Proper noun

Society Islands

  1. A group of islands in the South Pacific; part of French Polynesia.

Origin of Society Islands

Disputed. Named by James Cook in 1769, supposedly in honour of the Royal Society.

Questions about Society Islands

What does Society Islands mean?
Society Islands means a group of islands in the South Pacific; part of French Polynesia.
What part of speech is Society Islands?
Society Islands is a proper noun.

Words near Society Islands in the dictionary

  1. society garlics
  2. society house
  3. society houses
  4. Society Islander
  5. Society Islanders
  6. Society Islands
  7. Society of Friends
  8. Society of Jesus
  9. society verse
  10. society verses
  11. societyless

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