Savai'i

/səˈvaɪ.ji/

proper noun

The largest island in Samoa.

OriginSamoan Savai'i ← Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *Sawaiki →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. The largest island in Samoa.

Origin

  1. Proto-Nuclear Polynesian*Sawaiki
  2. SamoanSavai'i
  3. EnglishSavai'i

From Samoan Savai'i, from Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *Sawaiki. Doublet of Hawaii and Hawaiki.

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APA

Savai'i. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Savai'i

MLA

“Savai'i.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Savai'i. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Savai'i,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Savai'i.

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