Proper noun
German Samoa
(historical) A German protectorate from 1900 to 1919, consisting of the islands of Upolu, Savai'i, Apolima and Manono
But of these German colonies only Togoland and German Samoa (after 1908) became self-sufficient and profitable; all the others required subsidies from the Berlin treasury for building infrastructure, school systems, hospitals and other institutions. Source: Internet