Papeete

[ pah-pee-ey-tey, puh-pee-tee ]
/ ˌpɑ piˈeɪ teɪ, pəˈpi ti /

noun

a city on NW Tahiti, in the Society Islands: capital of the Society Islands and of French Polynesia.

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Society Islands

plural noun

a group of islands in the S Pacific: a part of French Polynesia; largest island, Tahiti. (Excluding minor islands) 453 sq. mi. (1173 sq. km). Capital: Papeete.

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Tahiti
[ tuh-hee-tee, tah- ]
/ təˈhi ti, tɑ- /

noun

the principal island of the Society Islands, in the S Pacific. 402 sq. mi. (1041 sq. km). Capital: Papeete.

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French Polynesia

noun

a French overseas territory in the S Pacific, including the Society Islands, Marquesas Islands, and other scattered island groups. 1544 sq. mi. (4000 sq. km). Capital: Papeete.
Formerly French Oceania.

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British Dictionary definitions for papeete (1 of 4)

Papeete
/ (ˌpɑːpɪˈiːtɪ) /

noun

the capital of French Polynesia, on the NW coast of Tahiti: one of the largest towns in the S Pacific. Pop: 130 000 (2005 est)

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Society Islands

pl n

a group of islands in the S Pacific: administratively part of French Polynesia; consists of the Windward Islands and the Leeward Islands; became a French protectorate in 1843 and a colony in 1880. Pop: 214 445 (2002). Area: 1595 sq km (616 sq miles)

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Tahiti
/ (təˈhiːtɪ) /

noun

an island in the S Pacific, in the Windward group of the Society Islands: the largest and most important island in French Polynesia; became a French protectorate in 1842 and a colony in 1880. Capital: Papeete. Pop: 169 674 (2002). Area: 1005 sq km (388 sq miles)

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French Polynesia

noun

a French Overseas Country (formerly Territory) in the S Pacific Ocean, including the Society Islands, the Tuamotu group, the Gambier group, the Tubuai Islands, and the Marquesas Islands. Capital: Papeete, on Tahiti. Pop: 277 293 (2013 est). Area: about 4000 sq km (1500 sq miles) Former name (until 1958): French Oceania

Cultural definitions for papeete

Tahiti

Largest island of French Polynesia, located in the south Pacific Ocean.

notes for Tahiti

Attracted by the Polynesian culture and spectacular climate and scenery, both Paul Gauguin and Robert Louis Stevenson lived in Tahiti and expressed its romantic allure through their works.