Fiji

//ˈfiːdʒiː// name

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Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A country and archipelago of over 300 islands in Melanesia in Oceania. Capital and largest city: Suva.

    "Going to Christmas island may take several days with a stop in Fiji on the way and on return."

Example

More examples

""Yea..." Dima continued, talking mostly to himself. "It's as if the author of my story got into some stupid argument, retired to Fiji, and just left me here to rot.""

Etymology

Borrowed from Fijian Viti, from Proto-Central Pacific *viti "east, sunrise".

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