Tuamotus

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Tuamotus

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From Tuamotuan, tua (“distant”) + motus (“islands”).

proper noun

The largest chain of atolls in the world, situated in French Polynesia and spanning an area of the southern Pacific Ocean the size of Western Europe.
Similar: Tuamotu Archipelago, Paumotus

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name archipelago in French Polynesia

中文	土阿莫土群島 /土阿莫土群岛 Tǔ'āmòtǔ Qúndǎo
Français	Îles Tuamotu, Archipel des Tuamotu

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@misc{tuamotus_2026,
  title = {Tuamotus},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/tuamotus},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}