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kastom n

(Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, cultural anthropology) Traditional beliefs and values held, and culture practised, in modern times in Melanesia. Today is eve of the Independence Day of the Solomon Islands, which marks the anniversary of its independence from the United Kingdom on 7 July 1978.

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