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Upolu

[ oo-poh-loo ]

noun

  1. an island in Western Samoa, in the S Pacific: the home of Robert Louis Stevenson for the last five years of his life. 430 sq. mi. (1,113 sq. km). : Apia.


Upolu

/ uːˈpəʊluː /

noun

  1. an island in the SW central Pacific, in Samoa. Chief town: Apia. Pop: 134 400 (2001). Area: 1114 sq km (430 sq miles)


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Besides, the Upolu is not a regular passenger steamer, and she is just as liable to sail ahead of time as on time.

Savaii was formed by a stone rolled down from the heavens, Upolu by another.

And then follows a story as to Mua and Talu originating the names of two districts on the island of Upolu.

All the gods had a meeting at a public place on Upolu to decide what was to be the end of the life of man.

After a battle ten years ago a man from the long tooth district in Savaii who had been killed, was buried in a village in Upolu.

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