Wallis and Futuna

/ˈwɒlɪs ən(d)fuːˈtuːnə/

proper noun

An archipelago and overseas collectivity of France in Oceania. Official name: Territory of the Wallis and Futuna Islands.

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Wallis and Futuna Islands
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. An archipelago and overseas collectivity of France in Oceania. Official name: Territory of the Wallis and Futuna Islands.

    Synonyms: Wallis and Futuna Islands

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounAn archipelago and overseas collectivity of France in Oceania. Official name: Territory of the Wallis and Futuna Islands.

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Wallis and Futuna Islands
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wallis and futuna islands

Origin

From the names of the territory's two largest islands, Wallis and Futuna. Wallis is named after Captain Samuel Wallis while Futuna is borrowed from East Futuna.

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Translations

Arabic وَالِس وَفُوتُونَا
  • وَالِس وَفُوتُونَا (wālis wa-fūtūnā)an overseas territory of France in Oceania
Catalan Wallis i Futuna
  • Wallis i Futunaan overseas territory of France in Oceania
Chinese Mandarin 瓦利斯和富圖納群島 /瓦利斯和富图纳群岛
  • 瓦利斯和富圖納群島 /瓦利斯和富图纳群岛 (Wǎlìsī hé Fùtúnà Qúndǎo)an overseas territory of France in Oceania
Danish Wallis og Futunaøerne
  • Wallis og Futunaøernean overseas territory of France in Oceania
Dutch Wallis en Futuna
  • Wallis en Futunaan overseas territory of France in Oceania
Esperanto Valiso kaj Futuno
  • Valiso kaj Futunoan overseas territory of France in Oceania
Finnish Wallis ja Futuna
  • Wallis ja Futunaan overseas territory of France in Oceania
French Wallis-et-Futuna
  • Wallis-et-Futunaan overseas territory of France in Oceania
German Wallis und Futuna
  • Wallis und Futunaan overseas territory of France in Oceania
Greek Βαλίς και Φουτούνα, Ουάλλις και Φουτούνα
  • Βαλίς και Φουτούνα (Valís kai Foutoúna)an overseas territory of France in Oceania
  • Ουάλλις και Φουτούνα (Ouállis kai Foutoúna)an overseas territory of France in Oceania
Hungarian Wallis és Futuna
  • Wallis és Futunaan overseas territory of France in Oceania
Irish Vailís agus Futúna
  • Vailís agus Futúnaan overseas territory of France in Oceania
Italian Wallis e Futuna
  • Wallis e Futunaan overseas territory of France in Oceania
Japanese ワリー・エ・フトゥーナ諸島
  • ワリー・エ・フトゥーナ諸島 (Warī-e-Futūna-shotō)an overseas territory of France in Oceania
Korean 왈리스 퓌튀나
  • 왈리스 퓌튀나 (Walliseu Pwitwina)an overseas territory of France in Oceania
Latvian Volisa un Futuna
  • Volisa un Futunaan overseas territory of France in Oceania
Norwegian Wallis- og Futunaøyene
  • Wallis- og Futunaøyenean overseas territory of France in Oceania
Polish Wallis i Futuna
  • Wallis i Futunaan overseas territory of France in Oceania
Portuguese Wallis e Futuna
  • Wallis e Futunaan overseas territory of France in Oceania
Romanian Wallis și Futuna
  • Wallis și Futunaan overseas territory of France in Oceania
Russian острова́ Уо́ллис и Футу́на
  • острова́ Уо́ллис и Футу́на (ostrová Uóllis i Futúna)an overseas territory of France in Oceania
Spanish Wallis y Futuna
  • Wallis y Futunaan overseas territory of France in Oceania
Swedish Wallis och Futuna
  • Wallis och Futunaan overseas territory of France in Oceania
Cite this entry
APA

Wallis and Futuna. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Wallis%20and%20Futuna

MLA

“Wallis and Futuna.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Wallis%20and%20Futuna. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Wallis and Futuna,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Wallis%20and%20Futuna.

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