Cook Islands
–plural noun
| a group of islands in the S Pacific belonging to New Zealand. 21,317; 99 sq. mi. (256 sq. km). |
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Cook Islands
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| Cook Islands
An island group of the southern Pacific Ocean southeast of Samoa. Probably first inhabited by Polynesians more than 1,500 years ago, the islands were sighted by Capt. James Cook in 1773. They are now self-governing under the sovereignty of New Zealand. |
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