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Descriptor English:
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Polynesia
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Descriptor Spanish:
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Polinesia
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Descriptor Portuguese:
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Polinésia
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Synonyms English:
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French Polinesia
Easter Island
Tahiti
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Tree Number:
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Z01.639.760.815
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Definition English:
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The collective name for the islands of the central Pacific Ocean, including the Austral Islands, Cook Islands, Easter Island, HAWAII; NEW ZEALAND; Phoenix Islands, PITCAIRN ISLAND; SAMOA; TONGA; Tuamotu Archipelago, Wake Island, and Wallis and Futuna Islands. Polynesians are of the Caucasoid race, but many are of mixed origin. Polynesia is from the Greek poly, many + nesos, island, with reference to the many islands in the group. (From Webster's New Geographical Dictionary, 1988, p966 & Room, Brewer's Dictionary of Names, 1992, p426) |
Indexing Annotation English:
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a group of islands in the central Pacific
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History Note English:
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68; EASTER ISLAND was see CHILE 1975-77
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Allowable Qualifiers English:
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Record Number:
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11551
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Unique Identifier:
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D011114
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