Meaning of 'demolition' in Samoan is: talepeina

demolition: talepeina

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talepeina, faaumatiaga, faʻaleaga, fasioti, pala, tafia, faaitiitia, faamaumauina, faatafunaga, faʻaumatiaga, le faatamaia, faʻalāfuāga, lalolagi, faʻamanifi, olo, mālōlō, faʻailoga.

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Noun(1) an event (or the result of an event(2) the act of demolishing(3) an event (or the result of an event) that completely destroys something(4) destruction

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(1) the monument was saved from demolition(2) Richard Wentworth and Ian Watkinson then performed a demolition job to send Earswick to their fifth defeat.(3) Ireland's demolition of England(4) Officials said the demolitions , on either side of one house, were necessary because criminals had been using the houses.(5) u251cu00f6u251cu00e7u251cu2510The scheme is on schedule and demolitions are almost complete,u251cu00f6u251cu00e7u251cu00fb insisted Smith.(6) Although the first phase of construction was declared complete, demolitions and razing continue around it.(7) The estate has already seen 550 demolitions in the last seven years and the thinking locally was that no more would have to come down, apart from small-scale strategic clearances.(8) One view expressed on the Tonight programme was that a lot of these mass demolitions were being carried out to provide much sought-after brownfield land for property developers and builders.(9) Forceful demolitions of shanties and roadside kiosks are further examples of the administration's uncaring attitude, the activists say.(10) I also know that many people have their theories about why the demolitions are happening, why they are good for the city, who these people who lose their homes are, why they are illegal.(11) The areas affected by demolitions were full of old, small houses.(12) Although glass bottles are regularly recycled, there is plenty of plate glass from demolitions and renovations which ends up as landfill.(13) The demolitions will cost the city $13-million, most of which will be obtained through a special grant from the province.(14) Expect more demolitions of unauthorised buildings and buildings with by-law violations over the next two weeks.(15) Bmrtl estimates 800 building demolitions to make way for the Metro.(16) The argument that the phrase referred only to building operations of a constructional nature and not to operations consisting in demolitions or site clearance was rejected.