Savaii

[ sah-vahy-ee ]

/ sɑˈvaɪ i /

an island in Western Samoa: largest of the Samoa group. 703 sq. mi. (1821 sq. km).

Example sentences from the Web for savaii

In Samoa there are two circular holes among the rocks at the west end of the island Savaii.

Legends of Ma-ui--a demi god of Polynesia, and of his mother Hina |W. D. Westervelt
The channel which divides Upolu from Savaii is from fifteen to twenty miles broad.

The Belief in Immortality and the Worship of the Dead |James George Frazer
It's a double-header, I saw a big squall like that off Savaii once.

A Son Of The Sun |Jack London
At length a Savaii man plotted the destruction of the monster.

Samoa, A Hundred Years Ago And Long Before |George Turner

This "great fish" had its habitat in the straits, and was long the dread of persons crossing the channel between Savaii and Upolu.

Samoa, A Hundred Years Ago And Long Before |George Turner

Savaii

/ (sɑːˈvaɪiː) /

the largest island in Samoa: mountainous and volcanic. Pop: 42 400 (2001). Area: 1174 sq km (662 sq miles)