Rarotonga

[ rar-uh-tong-guh ]

noun
  1. one of the Cook Islands, in the S Pacific, 26 sq. mi. (67 sq. km).

Other words from Rarotonga

  • Ra·ro·tong·an, adjective, noun

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How to use Rarotonga in a sentence

  • Modern DNA indicates that voyagers left Samoa and went south and then east, reaching Rarotonga in the Cook Islands by around the year 830.

  • The saga is told at Rarotonga of a girl of dazzling white complexion who came up out of a fountain and was caught.

    The Science of Fairy Tales | Edwin Sidney Hartland
  • Rarotonga was, in fact, discovered by the ship Seringapatam in 1814, though Williams may have been the first to land.

    Voyage of H.M.S. Pandora | Edward Edwards
  • The little Kingdom of Rarotonga is one of the last to remain independent.

    The Pacific Triangle | Sydney Greenbie
  • She was built in Rarotonga, for the most part by natives who had never handled tools before.

    Savage Island | Basil C. Thomson
  • Cook had probably brought it from Rarotonga, or from Tahiti.

    Savage Island | Basil C. Thomson

British Dictionary definitions for Rarotonga

Rarotonga

/ (ˌrɛərəˈtɒŋɡə) /


noun
  1. an island in the S Pacific, in the SW Cook Islands: the chief island of the group. Chief settlement: Avarua. Pop: 12 188 (2001). Area: 67 sq km (26 sq miles)

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