) | a group of islands in the S Pacific Ocean belonging to New Zealand. 1500; 4 sq. mi. (10 sq. km). |
To·ke·lau Islands  (tō'kə-lou') An island group of the central Pacific Ocean in the northern Ryukyu Islands north of Samoa. They became part of New Zealand in 1948. To'ke·lau'an adj. & n. |