Rarotonga

[ rar-uh-tong-guh ]

/ ˌrær əˈtɒŋ gə /

noun

one of the Cook Islands, in the S Pacific, 26 sq. mi. (67 sq. km).

OTHER WORDS FROM Rarotonga

Ra·ro·tong·an, adjective, noun

Example sentences from the Web for rarotonga

Thus in Rarotonga the great meeting-place of the ghosts was at Tuoro, facing the sunset.

The Belief in Immortality and the Worship of the Dead |James George Frazer
Of these the larger, Rarotonga, has a circumference of about thirty miles.

The Belief in Immortality and the Worship of the Dead |James George Frazer
Cook had probably brought it from Rarotonga, or from Tahiti.

Savage Island |Basil C. Thomson
The latter probably came from some of the islands between Samoa and Tahiti, probably mainly from Rarotonga.

Evolution in Art |Alfred C. Haddon

Rarotonga was, in fact, discovered by the ship Seringapatam in 1814, though Williams may have been the first to land.

Voyage of H.M.S. Pandora |Edward Edwards

British Dictionary definitions for rarotonga

Rarotonga

/ (ˌrɛərəˈtɒŋɡə) /

noun

an island in the S Pacific, in the SW Cook Islands: the chief island of the group. Chief settlement: Avarua. Pop: 12 188 (2001). Area: 67 sq km (26 sq miles)

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Rarotonga

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British Dictionary definitions for rarotonga

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