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Friendly Islands

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Friend·ly Islands  (frndl)
See Tonga.

Friendly Islands
pl n
(Placename) another name for Tonga2
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Noun1.Friendly Islands - a monarchy on a Polynesian archipelago in the South PacificFriendly Islands - a monarchy on a Polynesian archipelago in the South Pacific; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1970
Polynesia - the islands in the eastern part of Oceania
Tongan - a Polynesian native or inhabitant of Tonga


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Lawrence (of Arabia); 3 Venice; 4 At the back of the knee-joint; 5 Borzoi; 6 Canada; 7 Illusion; 8 Atomic Kitten; 9 Czech; 10 The Friendly Islands.
Captain James Cook made several visits during the 1770s and named the islands the Friendly Islands.
Like Captain Cook of old, I knew I'd landed on the Friendly Islands.
 
 
 
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