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Rapa Nui

American  
[rah-puh noo-ee] / ˈrɑ pə ˈnu i /

Rapa Nui British  
/ ˈrɑːpɑː ˈnuːɪ /

noun

  1. the Polynesian name for Easter Island

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Elderly islanders told Routledge the legend of Rapa Nui: Long, long ago, the island had been fought over by two warring races, the Short Ears and their oppressors, the fearsome Long Ears.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 20, 2026

Because it is the only significant source of land-based sediment in the area, Rapa Nui offers a rare window into past atmospheric behavior.

From Science Daily • Feb. 10, 2026

Earlier studies on Rapa Nui relied on indicators such as pollen, plant remains, elemental chemistry, and how quickly sediments built up to infer past environmental changes.

From Science Daily • Feb. 10, 2026

The museum says it has good and open relations with colleagues in Rapa Nui and there have been several visits from the community to London since 2018.

From BBC • Feb. 18, 2024

Five hundred miles beyond this focalpoint, its convict settlement long abandoned, was Easter Island, Rapa Nui, home of the great monoliths whose origin had ever been a puzzle.

From Greener Than You Think by Moore, Ward