Eastern Samoa (Noun)
Meaning
A United States territory on the eastern part of the island of Samoa.
Classification
Nouns denoting spatial position.
Examples
- American Samoa, an unincorporated territory of the United States, is situated in the southern portion of the region often referred to as Eastern Samoa.
- The traditional region of Eastern Samoa is based on the island, and it serves as a United States territory with a thriving economy.
- The unique description of Samoa spans an archipelago, featuring Western Samoa which gained independence and Eastern Samoa which lies under the United States' jurisdiction.
- The term Eastern Samoa can be used to broadly refer to American Samoa but entails historical and geographical differences.
- Eastern Samoa is widely utilized to describe American Samoa, a United States territory separated by colonialism and divergent paths from Western Samoa.