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Trobriand Islands

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Tro·bri·and Islands  (trbr-nd, -änd)
An island group of Papua New Guinea in the Solomon Sea off eastern New Guinea. The islands were occupied by Allied forces in June 1943.

Trobriand Islands [ˈtrəʊbrɪˌænd]
pl n
(Placename) a group of coral islands in the Solomon Sea, north of the E part of New Guinea: part of Papua New Guinea. Area: about 440 sq. km (170 sq. miles)


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Kinds of gifts A gift may be one of an ordinary object, an object created for the express purpose of gift exchange, such as the armbands and necklaces in the Trobriand Islands Kula exchange.
The Thurmans, a bunch of type-A overachievers, certainly are out of their element on one of the Trobriand Islands off the coast of Papua New Guinea, where the pace is much slower and there is no electricity or running water.
TROBRIAND ISLANDS KISS: This is the most bizarre kiss favoured by natives in the South Pacific.
 
 
 
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