Trobriand Islands: Meaning and Definition of

Tro'bri•and Is'lands

Pronunciation: (trō'brē-änd", -and", -und), [key]
  1. a group of islands north of the eastern end of New Guinea: part of Papua New Guinea. 170 sq. mi. (440 sq. km).
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