Western Samoa
/ˌwestən səˈməʊə/
/ˌwestərn səˈməʊə/
- a group of islands in the southern Pacific Ocean which has been an independent country since 1962 and a full member of the Commonwealth since 1970. Its official languages are English and Samoan. The main exports are copra (= the dried inner part of coconuts), coconut oil and fish.
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