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Papeete
The capital city of French Polynesia.
Tiare
A female given name. Used in Hawaii since the 1980s.
Otaheite
Tahitian.
purau
A Polynesian shrub or small tree, Hibiscus tiliaceus, having yellow flowers and a fibrous bark.
Tehani
A female given name.