Rarotonga

[ rar-uh-tong-guh ]

noun

1. one of the Cook Islands, in the S Pacific, 26 sq. mi. (67 sq. km).

Rarotonga

/ ˌrɛərəˈtɒŋɡə /

noun

1. an island in the S Pacific, in the SW Cook Islands: the chief island of the group. Chief settlement: Avarua. Pop: 12 188 (2001). Area: 67 sq km (26 sq miles)

Other Words From

• Raro·tongan adjective noun

Example Sentences

The treaty, or He Whakaputanga Moana, which translates to “declaration for the ocean,” was signed on Rarotonga, the largest of the Cook Islands, in a ceremony attended by Tūheitia Potatau te Wherowhero VII, the Māori king, and 15 paramount chiefs of Tahiti and the Cook Islands.

From New York Times

The sequencing of Albanese's whirlwind of diplomatic visits - Washington, Beijing a week later, and then directly to a Pacific Islands leaders meeting in Rarotonga, sent "clear signals to everyone involved", said Peter Dean, director of foreign policy and defence at the United States Studies Centre in Sydney.

From Reuters

The Melanesian nations, which have been courted by China and the U.S. for security and economic ties in the strategic South Pacific, will instead send ministers to the 18-member bloc meeting opening in Rarotonga, Cook Islands, on Monday, local time.

From Reuters

Australia’s plan to build, with the United States and Britain, nuclear-powered attack submarines has caused consternation in New Zealand about how it would affect the Treaty of Rarotonga, which designates large areas of the Pacific Ocean as nuclear-free.

From New York Times

Australia’s plan to build, with the United States and Britain, nuclear-powered attack submarines has caused consternation in New Zealand about how it would affect the Treaty of Rarotonga, which designates large areas of the Pacific Ocean as nuclear-free.

From New York Times