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Papeete

noun
1.
The capital of French Polynesia on the northwestern coast of Tahiti.





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"Papeete" Quotes from Famous Books



... Signet got drunk in Papeete. He was on his way to Australia with a pugilist. How should he be in a pugilist's company, this crab? Because he plays a good game of pinochle—to keep the pugilist's mind bright. At any event, the steamship stops at Tahiti. This Signet gets drunk. 'Soused!' And the steamship is gone ...
— The Best Short Stories of 1921 and the Yearbook of the American Short Story • Various


Words linked to "Papeete" :   urban center, Tahiti, metropolis, city


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