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Tuamotus

Tuamotus proper noun: the largest chain of atolls in the world, situated in French Polynesia and spanning an area of the southern Pacific Ocean the size of Western Europe.

tuamotus: the largest chain of atolls in the world, situated in French Polynesia and spanning an area of the...
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Proper noun

Tuamotus

  1. The largest chain of atolls in the world, situated in French Polynesia and spanning an area of the southern Pacific Ocean the size of Western Europe.
    Synonyms:
    Tuamotu Archipelago, Paumotus

Synonyms of Tuamotus

  • Tuamotu Archipelago
  • Paumotus

Origin of Tuamotus

From Tuamotuan, tua (“distant”) + motus (“islands”).

Questions about Tuamotus

What does Tuamotus mean?
Tuamotus means the largest chain of atolls in the world, situated in French Polynesia and spanning an area of the southern Pacific Ocean the size of Western Europe.
What part of speech is Tuamotus?
Tuamotus is a proper noun.

Words near Tuamotus in the dictionary

  1. tuamine
  2. tuaminoheptane
  3. Tuamotu
  4. Tuamotuan
  5. Tuamotuans
  6. Tuamotus
  7. tuan
  8. Tuanfeng
  9. tuans
  10. Tuao
  11. Tuapse

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