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Otaheitan

Otaheitan noun: a Tahitian.

Noun

Otaheitan (plural Otaheitans)

  1. (obsolete) A Tahitian.

Adjective

Otaheitan (comparative more Otaheitan, superlative most Otaheitan)

  1. (archaic, historical) Tahitian.
    • Whether in Otaheitan groves accurst, / Or Europe's polisht scenes the fiend be nurst.1810, Lucy Aikin, Epistles on Women
    • [A]pparently Sandwich's Otaheitean servant, Omiah, had frequently observed the familiarities between the lovers and, although mute, reported the events in gestures and signs to Lord Sandwich who then threatened to cut her off.2004, Julie Peakman, Lascivious Bodies, Atlantic Books, published 2005, page 127

Forms of Otaheitan

Noun
pluralOtaheitans
alternative formOtaheitean
Adjective
comparativemore Otaheitan
superlativemost Otaheitan

Origin of Otaheitan

From Otaheite + -an.

Questions about Otaheitan

What does Otaheitan mean?
Otaheitan means a Tahitian.
What part of speech is Otaheitan?
Otaheitan can be a noun or an adjective.
What is the plural of Otaheitan?
The plural of Otaheitan is Otaheitans.

Words near Otaheitan in the dictionary

  1. otacousticons
  2. otacoustics
  3. otagei
  4. Otago
  5. otah-otah
  6. Otaheitan
  7. Otaheitans
  8. Otaheite
  9. Otaheite apple
  10. Otaheite apples
  11. Otaheite cashew

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