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Vinony

Futuna

proper noun

  1. Polynesian island; part of Wallis and Futuna
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Wiktionary

name

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).

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