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Trobriand Islands

[ troh-bree-ahnd, -and, -uhnd ]

plural noun

  1. a group of islands north of the eastern end of New Guinea: part of Papua New Guinea. 170 sq. mi. (440 sq. km).


Trobriand Islands

plural noun

  1. a group of coral islands in the Solomon Sea, north of the E part of New Guinea: part of Papua New Guinea. Area: about 440 sq km (170 sq miles)
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Example Sentences

The chief of "Egum" was absent, having gone on a cruise to the "Trobriand Islands," and was not expected back for a month.

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