- Polynesian
- noun Date: 1807 1. a member of any of the indigenous peoples of Polynesia 2. a group of Austronesian languages spoken in Polynesia • Polynesian adjective
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
Polynesian
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Polynesian — Pol y*ne sian, a. Of or pertaining to Polynesia (the islands of the eastern and central Pacific), or to the Polynesians. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Polynesian — [päl΄i nē′zhən, päl΄i nē′shən] n. 1. a member of any of the indigenous peoples of Polynesia, including the Hawaiians, Tahitians, Samoans, Maoris, Marquesans, Tongans, and other groups 2. a subgroup of the Austronesian language family, consisting… … English World dictionary
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Polynesian — adj. & n. adj. of or relating to Polynesia, a group of Pacific islands including New Zealand, Hawaii, Samoa, etc. n. 1 a a native of Polynesia. b a person of Polynesian descent. 2 the family of languages including Maori, Hawaiian, and Samoan.… … Useful english dictionary
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