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The decision by France to resume nuclear testing in the South Pacific has destroyed this hope and raised a storm of protest at home, in the South Pacific and thankfully around the world.
Jenny Shipley

Meaning of "South Pacific" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SOUTH PACIFIC

South Pacific  [saʊθ pəˈsɪfɪk] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SOUTH PACIFIC

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
South Pacific is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES SOUTH PACIFIC MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of South Pacific in the English dictionary

The definition of South Pacific in the dictionary is the South Pacific the part of the Pacific Ocean to the south of the equator.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SOUTH PACIFIC


calcific
kælˈsɪfɪk
classific
klæˈsɪfɪk
conspecific
ˌkɒnspɪˈsɪfɪk
ecospecific
ˌiːkəʊspɪˈsɪfɪk
felicific
ˌfiːlɪˈsɪfɪk
heterospecific
ˌhɛtərəʊspəˈsɪfɪk
infraspecific
ˌɪnfrəspəˈsɪfɪk
interspecific
ˌɪntəspəˈsɪfɪk
intraspecific
ˌɪntrəspəˈsɪfɪk
monospecific
ˌmɒnəʊspɪˈsɪfɪk
nonspecific
ˌnɒnspɪˈsɪfɪk
ossific
ɒˈsɪfɪk
pacific
pəˈsɪfɪk
pulsific
pʌlˈsɪfɪk
scientific
ˌsaɪənˈtɪfɪk
specific
spɪˈsɪfɪk
stereospecific
ˌstɛrɪəʊspɪˈsɪfɪk
subspecific
ˌsʌbspɪˈsɪfɪk
transpacific
ˌtrænzpəˈsɪfɪk
unspecific
ˌʌnspɪˈsɪfɪk

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SOUTH PACIFIC

South Gloucestershire
South Holland
South Island
South Korea
South Korean
South Lanarkshire
South Moluccas
South Orkney Islands
South Ossetia
South Ossetian Autonomous Region
South Pole
South Saskatchewan
South Sea Bubble
South Sea Company
South Sea Islands
South Seas
South Shetland Islands
South Shields
South Sudan
South Tirol

WORDS THAT END LIKE SOUTH PACIFIC

beatific
calorific
colorific
deific
frigorific
geoscientific
honorific
horrific
Indo-Pacific
magnific
mellific
mirific
neuroscientific
nonscientific
prolific
pseudoscientific
salvific
soporific
the Pacific
unscientific

Synonyms and antonyms of South Pacific in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «South Pacific» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SOUTH PACIFIC

Find out the translation of South Pacific to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of South Pacific from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «South Pacific» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

南太平洋
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Pacífico Sur
570 millions of speakers

English

South Pacific
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

दक्षिण प्रशांत
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

جنوب المحيط الهادئ
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

южной части Тихого океана
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Pacífico Sul
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

দক্ষিণ প্রশান্ত মহাসাগরীয়
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Pacifique Sud
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Selatan Pasifik
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

South Pacific
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

南太平洋
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

남태평양
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Pasifik Kidul
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Nam Thái Bình Dương
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தெற்கு பசிபிக்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

दक्षिण प्रशांत
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Güney Pasifik
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Sud Pacifico
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Południowy Pacyfik
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

південної частини Тихого океану
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Pacificul de Sud
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Νότιος Ειρηνικός
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Suid-Stille Oseaan
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Oceanien
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

sør-Stillehavet
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of South Pacific

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SOUTH PACIFIC»

The term «South Pacific» is very widely used and occupies the 20.530 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SOUTH PACIFIC» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «South Pacific» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «South Pacific» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about South Pacific

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10 QUOTES WITH «SOUTH PACIFIC»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word South Pacific.
1
Louise Brown
Sometimes I like to play the soundtracks to famous musicals so we can all sing along. South Pacific is one of my favorites. Our neighbors must hate us.
2
Ron Eglash
I started collecting aerial photographs of Native American and South Pacific architecture; only the African ones were fractal. And if you think about it, all these different societies have different geometric design themes that they use. So Native Americans use a combination of circular symmetry and fourfold symmetry.
3
Bob Feller
You can talk about teamwork on a baseball team, but I'll tell you, it takes teamwork when you have 2,900 men stationed on the U.S.S. Alabama in the South Pacific.
4
Matthew Fox
I enjoy a four-seasonal climate and wide-open spaces, so being on an island 2,500 miles into the South Pacific made me feel a little claustrophobic.
5
Paul Keating
You see, before I became prime minister, the Australian prime minister only attended ever two meetings in the world: the British Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting and the South Pacific Forum.
6
Edgar Mitchell
At the end of October 4 in 1957, when I was coming back from sea duty in the South Pacific, Sputnik went up. I realized that humans would be right behind robot aircraft or spacecraft even though I really had no plans of being in aviation or a professional aviator and certainly not in the military.
7
Larry Mullen
It's a tough life being a pop star. You know, at the end of the day when you've paid all the bills and put the kids through college and that, you know, there's only enough left for a small island off the South Pacific.
8
Troy Polamalu
All of my Polynesian counterparts in the NFL with roots in American Samoa understand how the values embedded in our South Pacific culture - community, hard work, perseverance, respect - contribute directly to our success.
9
Max de Pree
In some South Pacific cultures, a speaker holds a conch shell as a symbol of temporary position of authority. Leaders must understand who holds the conch that is, who should be listened to and when.
10
Jenny Shipley
The decision by France to resume nuclear testing in the South Pacific has destroyed this hope and raised a storm of protest at home, in the South Pacific and thankfully around the world.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SOUTH PACIFIC»

Discover the use of South Pacific in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to South Pacific and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Tales of the South Pacific
This collection of tales is set against the background of the South Pacific, the endless ocean, the coral specks called islands, the coconut palms, the reefs, the lagoons, the jungles, and the full moon rising against the volcanoes.The ...
James Albert Michener, 2011
2
South Pacific: Paradise Rewritten
" Thoroughly researched and compellingly written, this superb book offers a rich, intriguing portrait of a Broadway masterpiece and the era in which it was created.
Jim Lovensheimer, 2010
3
Climate Change and Small Island States: Power, Knowledge and ...
This book is the first to apply a critical approach to climate change science and policy processes in the South Pacific region.
John Campbell, Jon Barnett, 2013
4
South Pacific Anchorages
Details of harbors and anchorages in the Pacific south of the Equator between New Guinea and South America are offered in this updated edition.
Warwick Clay, 2001
5
South Pacific
Travelers will find the best of the South Pacific in this guidebook that provides in-depth coverage of outdoor recreation.
David Stanley, 2004
6
South Pacific Phrasebook
In This Guide: Covers the languages of the Cook Islands, Easter Island, Fiji (Fijian & Fijian Hindi), Hawaii, New Caledonia, New Zealand (Maori & NZ English), Niue, Norfolk & Pitcairn islands, Samoa, Tahiti and Tonga.
‎1999
7
Touched with fire: the land war in the South Pacific
Offers interviews with the last surviving veterans of the ground forces that struggled to contain the Japanese advances in the Pacific campaign during World War II
Eric M. Bergerud, 1997
8
Representing the South Pacific: Colonial Discourse from Cook ...
Examines representations of the South Pacific by explorers, missionaries, travellers, writers, and artists, 1767-1914.
Rod Edmond, 1997
9
South Pacific Museums: Experiments in Culture
South Pacific Museums: Experiments in Culture is a collection of outstanding analyses of museums in the South Pacific, written by cultural, museum and architectural critics, and historians.
Chris Healy, Andrea Witcomb, 2006
10
Language Planning and Education in Australasia and the South ...
Includes papers on Aboriginal language planning, Aboriginal bilingual education and language and education in the Torres Strait separately annotated.
Richard B. Baldauf, Allan Luke, 1990

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SOUTH PACIFIC»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term South Pacific is used in the context of the following news items.
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Magnitude 6.9 earthquake strikes in the South Pacific
SYDNEY (AP) — A tsunami threat message was canceled Saturday after a strong earthquake struck the Santa Cruz Islands in the South Pacific. No damage or ... «Business Insider, Jul 15»
2
Strong earthquake rocks Papua New Guinea, on Pacific 'Ring of Fire'
SYDNEY (AP) — A powerful earthquake has rattled the South Pacific island nation of Papua New Guinea. There were no immediate reports of casualties or ... «Q13 FOX, May 15»
3
Guthrie Theater's new season mixes familiar with edgy
New artistic director Joseph Haj will direct “Pericles” and “South Pacific” in the ... Haj will then direct Rodgers and Hammerstein's “South Pacific” on the thrust ... «Minneapolis Star Tribune, Apr 15»
4
Earthquake in South Pacific shakes Papua New Guinea
SYDNEY - A powerful earthquake rattled the South Pacific nation of Papua New Guinea on Monday, generating a small tsunami and frightening locals near the ... «CBS News, Mar 15»
5
South Pacific's Vanuatu Provides Lessons in Cyclone Survival
Despite reports of utter devastation six days after Cyclone Pam pummelled the impoverished South Pacific island nation, Vanuatu appears to be providing ... «NDTV, Mar 15»
6
Cyclone Pam: Vanuatu Direct Hit (RECAP) | The Weather Channel
Cyclone Pam made a direct hit -- packing Category 5 winds -- on March 13 in the Republic of Vanuatu in the South Pacific Ocean, including the capital city of ... «The Weather Channel, Mar 15»
7
Tongan volcano ash risk for South Pacific flights
A large volcano exploding out of the Pacific Ocean near Tonga's capital is growing in size and spreading its ash cloud, an eye witness says. Air New Zealand ... «Stuff.co.nz, Jan 15»
8
Spotlight: Xi's South Pacific trip to promote regional cooperation
BEIJING, Nov. 12 (Xinhua) -- Days after hosting his colleagues for Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) meetings, Chinese President Xi Jinping will fly ... «Xinhua, Nov 14»
9
Missing Seattle boy found in South Pacific
Niue, South Pacific. Billy Hanson, nine, seemed to regard his time on the island as an adventure, according to a local journalist. Photograph: Nick Perry/AP. «The Guardian, Nov 14»
10
Pilot, 17, dead, father missing after South Pacific plane crash during …
The plane sent a distress call before the fatal plunge into the South Pacific. The father-son duo was headed to Hawaii for one of their final stops along a 30-day ... «New York Daily News, Jul 14»

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« EDUCALINGO. South Pacific [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/south-pacific>. May 2024 ».
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