Tutuila

English

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌtuːtuˈiːlə/
• enPR: to͞oʹto͞o-ēʹlä

Proper noun

Tutuila

1. The largest and main island of American Samoa.
   • 2020 February 10, Jennifer Sinco Kelleher, “Not all born in American Samoa want US citizenship”, in AP News‎^[1], archived from the original on 08 May 2021:

     Some are uncomfortable with a faraway judge making decisions about their relationship with the United States, Williams said.
     “Everybody else will come and impose their right in the village that is perfectly designed to fit every family’s need that occupies that land,” said Tisa Fa’amuli, who owns Tisa’s Barefoot Bar in the village of Alega on Tutuila, the largest island in the American Samoa archipelago.

Translations

island

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 圖圖伊拉島／图图伊拉岛 (Tútúyīlā Dǎo)

• Japanese: please add this translation if you can
• Korean: please add this translation if you can

Further reading

• “Tutuila”, in Collins English Dictionary.
• “Tutuila”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
• “Tutuila”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
• “Tutuila” in TheFreeDictionary.com, Huntingdon Valley, Pa.: Farlex, Inc., 2003–2024.