faa-Samoan.adv.

Brit.

/fɑːˌɑːsəˈməʊə/, U.S.

/fɑˌɑsəˈmoʊə/

Forms: Also fa'a-Samoa and variants.

Etymology: < Samoan fἁa-Sāmoa, < fἁa- ‘characteristic of, belonging to’ + Sāmoa.

The Samoan way of life; the customs, language, etc. of Samoa. Also as adv. phr., in the Samoan manner.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > named regions of earth > Pacific Islands > [noun] > Samoa

faa-Samoa1928

the world > the earth > named regions of earth > Pacific Islands > [adverb] > in the Samoan manner

faa-Samoa1928

1928 M. Mead Coming of Age in Samoa (1929) x. 133 A child will use the term fa'a Samoa, ‘in Samoan fashion’.

1934 F. M. Keesing Mod. Samoa i. 21 Yet the old Samoan ways, fa'aSamoa,..still appear to predominate.

1962 Fox & Cumberland Western Samoa viii. 184 Ceremony is an integral part of fἁa Samoa.

1979 A. Wendt Leaves of Banyan Tree i. 37 Our way of life, our precious faa-Samoa, is changing—some say for the worse, some say for the better.

1983 N.Y. Times 24 Apr. vi. 55/3 In apparent retaliation for going outside the faa Samoa, or Samoan way, Tariu Tuivaiti's house was burned.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1993; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	faa-samoa
释义	faa-Samoan.adv. Brit. /fɑːˌɑːsəˈməʊə/, U.S. /fɑˌɑsəˈmoʊə/ Forms: Also fa'a-Samoa and variants. Etymology: < Samoan fἁa-Sāmoa, < fἁa- ‘characteristic of, belonging to’ + Sāmoa. The Samoan way of life; the customs, language, etc. of Samoa. Also as adv. phr., in the Samoan manner. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > named regions of earth > Pacific Islands > [noun] > Samoa faa-Samoa1928 the world > the earth > named regions of earth > Pacific Islands > [adverb] > in the Samoan manner faa-Samoa1928 1928 M. Mead Coming of Age in Samoa (1929) x. 133 A child will use the term fa'a Samoa, ‘in Samoan fashion’. 1934 F. M. Keesing Mod. Samoa i. 21 Yet the old Samoan ways, fa'aSamoa,..still appear to predominate. 1962 Fox & Cumberland Western Samoa viii. 184 Ceremony is an integral part of fἁa Samoa. 1979 A. Wendt Leaves of Banyan Tree i. 37 Our way of life, our precious faa-Samoa, is changing—some say for the worse, some say for the better. 1983 N.Y. Times 24 Apr. vi. 55/3 In apparent retaliation for going outside the faa Samoa, or Samoan way, Tariu Tuivaiti's house was burned. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1993; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adv.1928
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