Tubuai

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proper noun

The main island of the Tubuai Island group, Austral Islands, French Polynesia.

Originaut ← Tahitian [Term?] →
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Meanings

proper noun

alternative Tupua'i

  1. The main island of the Tubuai Island group, Austral Islands, French Polynesia.

Origin

  1. Tahitian[Term?]
  2. aut
  3. EnglishTubuai

Possibly from Austral [Term?] or Tahitian [Term?], as those are the two native languages of peoples from the island.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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