Proper noun
Western Samoa
(historical) The former name of Samoa, from 1914 to 1997.
The Tripartite Convention gave control of the islands west of 171 degrees west longitude to Germany, (later known as Western Samoa ), containing Upolu and Savaii (the current Samoa ) and other adjoining islands. Source: Internet
The change was made by an act of the Legislative Assembly of Western Samoa adopted on 4 July 1997. Source: Internet