Meanings
proper noun
- archaicAmerican Samoa
Origin
Named by La Perouse after an attack that took place there in 1789.
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
APA
Massacre Island. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Massacre%20Island
MLA
“Massacre Island.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Massacre%20Island. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Massacre Island,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Massacre%20Island.
Source: Massacre Island on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.