# Tuamotus

> English word · Proper noun

## Definitions
1. The largest chain of atolls in the world, situated in French Polynesia and spanning an area of the southern Pacific Ocean the size of Western Europe.

## Etymology
From Tuamotuan, tua (“distant”) + motus (“islands”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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