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  • proper noun The southern part of the Pacific Ocean, from the equator to the Antarctic Ocean
  • proper noun The islands of Oceania

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun that part of the Pacific Ocean to the south of the equator

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Examples

  • Someone call the South Pacific, because Easter Island's missing a Moai.

    Archive 2007-07-01 Brian Hughes 2007

  • Someone call the South Pacific, because Easter Island's missing a Moai.

    The Worst Spider-Marriage in Comics Brian Hughes 2007

  • Eager to capture the pivotal Guadalcanal region of the South Pacific from the Japanese who have established a nearly impenetrable fortress there, a squadron of soldiers led by Lt. Col.

    Home Theater Forum MattH. 2010

  • Eager to capture the pivotal Guadalcanal region of the South Pacific from the Japanese who have established a nearly impenetrable fortress there, a squadron of soldiers led by Lt. Col.

    Home Theater Forum MattH. 2010

  • THOSE WITH A TASTE for outré entertainment will be delighted to learn that this year's revival of the reality version of South Pacific is shortly due to begin now that the Nisshin Maru has left port for its annual whaling expedition.

    WordPress.com News 2008

  • Africa, Latin America, and the South Pacific are the main diplomatic battlegrounds for Taiwan and China, which have accused eachother of luring allies away with "chequebook diplomacy."

    ANC Daily News Briefing 2007

  • Pacific Islands Forum (PIF): note - formerly known as South Pacific

    The 2005 CIA World Factbook United States. Central Intelligence Agency

  • Pacific Islands Forum (PIF): note - formerly known as South Pacific

    The 2007 CIA World Factbook United States. Central Intelligence Agency

  • Pacific Community (SPC): note - formerly known as the South Pacific

    The 2007 CIA World Factbook United States. Central Intelligence Agency

  • Pacific Community: note - formerly known as the South Pacific

    The 2005 CIA World Factbook United States. Central Intelligence Agency

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