Futuna

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Proper Noun
  1. 1
    An island in the Pacific that is part of Wallis and Futuna.
  2. 2
    An island of Tafea, Vanuatu.

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"Mata-Utu is the capital of Wallis and Futuna."

Etymology

From East Futuna Futuna, from Proto-Oceanic *putun₁, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *butun (Barringtonia spp.); cognate with Malay butun and Māori hutu (i.e. in pōhutukawa).

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wallis and futuna

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