- Marquesan
- noun Date: 1799 1. a native or inhabitant of the Marquesas Islands 2. the Polynesian language of the Marquesans • Marquesan adjective
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
Marquesan
Look at other dictionaries:
marquésan — marquésan, ane [maʀkezɑ̃, an] ou marquésien, ienne [maʀkezjɛ̃, jɛn] adj. et n. ÉTYM. 1902, Larousse; du nom des îles Marquises. ❖ ♦ Des îles Marquises. N. || Les Marquésans. Var. : marquisien, ienne … Encyclopédie Universelle
Marquesan — [mär kā′sən, mär kā′zən] n. 1. a member of the indigenous people of the Marquesas Islands 2. the Austronesian language of this people adj. of the Marquesas Islands or their people, language, or culture … English World dictionary
marquesan — I. (ˈ)mär|kāzən, (ˈ)mȧ| , āsən adjective Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: Marquesas islands, French Oceania + English an 1. a. : of, relating to, or characteristic of the Marquesas islands … Useful english dictionary
Marquesan language — Marquesan ‘Eo Kenata (North Marquesan) ‘Eo ‘Enana (South Marquesan) Spoken in Marquesas Islands, Tahiti Native speakers 11,000 Language family … Wikipedia
Marquesan Reed-warbler — Conservation status Least Concern … Wikipedia
Marquesan Swiftlet — Conservation status Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) Scientific classification Kin … Wikipedia
Marquesan Kingfisher — Conservation status Critically Endangered (IUCN 3.1) Scientific classification … Wikipedia
Marquesan Monarch — Conservation status Endangered (IUCN 3.1) Scientific classification Kingdom … Wikipedia
Marquesan grouper — Conservation status Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) Scientific classification King … Wikipedia
Marquesan Imperial Pigeon — Conservation status Endangered ( … Wikipedia
