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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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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.
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