Meanings
- An archipelago and overseas territory of the United States in the Pacific Ocean. Official name: Territory of American Samoa. It is distinct from Samoa (formerly: Western Samoa).
SECRETARY James G. Blaine, on April 11, 1889, instructed the American Samoa commissioners at Berlin that the plan of governing natives without their consent was "not in harmony with the established policy of this government."
1899 April 29, Friends' Intelligencer, volume LVI, number 17, Philadelphia, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 329, column 21 more example
In a decision citing American Samoa cultural traditions, those born in the U.S. territory shouldn’t have citizenship automatically forced on them, a federal appeals court ruled Wednesday.[…] American Samoa is the only unincorporated territory of the United States where the inhabitants are not American citizens at birth.[…] Drawing on the views of the American Samoa people is one of the more gratifying aspects of the ruling, said Michael Williams, an attorney representing the American Samoa government, which intervened to oppose the lawsuit. “It is also vindication for the principle that the people of American Samoa should determine their own status in accordance with Samoan culture and traditions,” he said.
2021 June 16, Jennifer Sinco Kelleher, “American Samoa culture plays role in US citizenship ruling”, in AP News, archived from the original on 16 Jun 2021
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounAn archipelago and overseas territory of the United States in the Pacific Ocean. Official name: Territory of American Samoa. It is distinct from Samoa (formerly: Western Samoa).
Translations
Afrikaans Amerikaans-Samoa
- Amerikaans-SamoaUS overseas territory in Oceania
Arabic سَامُوَّا اَلْأَمْرِيكِيَّة
- سَامُوَّا اَلْأَمْرِيكِيَّة (sāmuwwā l-ʔamrīkiyya)US overseas territory in Oceania
Bulgarian Америка́нски Само́а
- Америка́нски Само́а (Amerikánski Samóa)US overseas territory in Oceania
Catalan Samoa Nord-americana
- Samoa Nord-americanaUS overseas territory in Oceania
Chinese Mandarin 美屬薩摩亞 /美属萨摩亚
- 美屬薩摩亞 /美属萨摩亚 (Měishǔ Sàmóyà)US overseas territory in Oceania
Danish Amerikansk Samoa
- Amerikansk SamoaUS overseas territory in Oceania
Dutch Amerikaans-Samoa
- Amerikaans-SamoaUS overseas territory in Oceania
Esperanto Samoo Usona, Usona Samoo
- Samoo UsonaUS overseas territory in Oceania
- Usona SamooUS overseas territory in Oceania
Estonian Ameerika Samoa
- Ameerika SamoaUS overseas territory in Oceania
Finnish Amerikan Samoa
- Amerikan SamoaUS overseas territory in Oceania
French Samoa américaines
- Samoa américainesUS overseas territory in Oceania
German Amerikanisch-Samoa
- Amerikanisch-SamoaUS overseas territory in Oceania
Greek Αμερικανική Σαμόα, Αμερικανικές Σαμόα
- Αμερικανική Σαμόα (Amerikanikí Samóa)US overseas territory in Oceania
- Αμερικανικές Σαμόα (Amerikanikés Samóa)US overseas territory in Oceania
Hebrew סָמוֹאָה הָאָמֶרִיקָנִית
- סָמוֹאָה הָאָמֶרִיקָנִיתUS overseas territory in Oceania
Hindi अमेरिकी समोआ
- अमेरिकी समोआ (amerikī samoā)US overseas territory in Oceania
Hungarian Amerikai Szamoa
- Amerikai SzamoaUS overseas territory in Oceania
Irish Samó Mheiriceá
- Samó MheiriceáUS overseas territory in Oceania
Italian Samoa Americane
- Samoa AmericaneUS overseas territory in Oceania
Japanese アメリカン・サモア
- アメリカン・サモア (Amerikan-Samoa)US overseas territory in Oceania
Korean 미국령 사모아
- 미국령 사모아US overseas territory in Oceania
Latin Samoa Americana
- Samoa AmericanaUS overseas territory in Oceania
Latvian Amerikāņu Samoa
- Amerikāņu SamoaUS overseas territory in Oceania
Norwegian Amerikansk Samoa
- Amerikansk SamoaUS overseas territory in Oceania
Persian ساموآی آمریکا
- ساموآی آمریکاUS overseas territory in Oceania
Polish Samoa Amerykańskie
- Samoa AmerykańskieUS overseas territory in Oceania
Portuguese Samoa Americana
- Samoa AmericanaUS overseas territory in Oceania
Romanian Samoa Americană
- Samoa AmericanăUS overseas territory in Oceania
Russian Америка́нское Само́а, Восто́чное Само́а
- Америка́нское Само́а (Amerikánskoje Samóa)US overseas territory in Oceania
- Восто́чное Само́а (Vostóčnoje Samóa)US overseas territory in Oceania
Spanish Samoa Americana
- Samoa AmericanaUS overseas territory in Oceania
Swedish Amerikanska Samoa
- Amerikanska SamoaUS overseas territory in Oceania
Thai อเมริกันซามัว
- อเมริกันซามัว (à-mee-rí-gan-saa-muua)US overseas territory in Oceania
Turkish Amerikan Samoası
- Amerikan SamoasıUS overseas territory in Oceania
Ukrainian Америка́нське Само́а, Схі́дне Само́а
- Америка́нське Само́а (Amerykánsʹke Samóa)US overseas territory in Oceania
- Схі́дне Само́а (Sxídne Samóa)US overseas territory in Oceania
Vietnamese Samoa thuộc Mỹ
- Samoa thuộc MỹUS overseas territory in Oceania
Cite this entry
American Samoa. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/American%20Samoa
“American Samoa.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/American%20Samoa. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “American Samoa,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/American%20Samoa.
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