South Sea Islands

The islands of the southern Pacific Ocean, roughly coextensive with Oceania.

South Sea Islander n.

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South Sea Islands

pl n

(Placename) the islands in the S Pacific that constitute Oceania

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South′ Sea` Is′lands

n.pl.

the islands in the S Pacific Ocean. Compare Oceania.

South′ Sea` Is′lander, n.

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Noun

South Sea Islands - any islands in the southern or southwestern of central parts of the Pacific Ocean

island - a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water

Translations

South Sea Islands

npl
the South Sea Islands → l'Océanie f

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

South Sea Islands

npl the South Sea Islands → le isole dei Mari del Sud

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

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'Gentlemen, the South Sea Islander may do it, the Malay may do it, but take my word it's beyond the white man.'"

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At the wheel stood a tall South Sea Islander, clad in white undershirt and scarlet hip-cloth.

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"I think I am nearer the truth," she replied, "when I stand by the established, than you are, raging around like an iconoclastic South Sea Islander."

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Contrast the physical condition of the Irish with that of the North American Indian, or the South Sea Islander, or any other savage race before it was degraded by contact with the civilized man.

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I watched a silver swan, which had a living grace about his movements and a living intelligence in his eyes--watched him swimming about as comfortably and as unconcernedly as if he had been born in a morass instead of a jeweler's shop--watched him seize a silver fish from under the water and hold up his head and go through all the customary and elaborate motions of swallowing it--but the moment it disappeared down his throat some tattooed South Sea Islanders approached and I yielded to their attractions.

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The South Sea Islanders, of the two races inhabiting the Pacific, are comparatively civilized.

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Summer signings included Sililo Martens at scrum-half and there could be a South Sea Islander in the pack.

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And one South sea islander cart-wheeled in delight at each try scored.

Westgate: Give us a wave

The five-times capped South Sea islander has been given the go-ahead to begin pre-season training after his visa paperwork was finalised for him to enter Wales.

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Give me a South Sea Islander every time, at least they have no WMDs or high tech weapons unlike the so called developed world.

YOUR LETTERS: No more troops

The five-times capped South Sea islander, who played in his country's narrow 11-10 defeat against Wales last autumn, is believed to be among the Blues' summer targets.

Coach Young is looking to the South Seas