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Polynesian

Polynesian adjective: of, from, or pertaining to Polynesia.

Adjective

Polynesian (comparative more Polynesian, superlative most Polynesian)

  1. Of, from, or pertaining to Polynesia.

Noun

Polynesian (plural Polynesians)

  1. A person from Polynesia.
    • He felt having a Micronesian navigator meant he needed a pureblooded Polynesian, preferably a Hawaiian, as captain.2007 May 27, Douglas Martin, “Kawika Kapahulehua Dies; Hawaiian Seafarer Was 76”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 08 Jun 2021
    • Blackbirding was the euphemism given to the slave-trading that occurred in the Pacific from the mid-1800s through to the early-1900s. According to one study, blackbirding, [as] “the practice of luring Melanesians and Polynesians to toil for next to nothing was called”, involved upwards of 60,000...2008, Andrew David Grainger, The Browning of the All Blacks: Pacific Peoples, Rugby, and the Cultural Politics of Identity in New Zealand, page 326

Proper noun

Polynesian

  1. A language group spoken by these people.

Polynesian meaning in Tagalog and Vietnamese

Polynesian in Tagalog

of, from, or pertaining to Polynesia
Dampuluanin
person from Polynesia
Dampuluanin

Polynesian in Vietnamese

person from Polynesia
người Pô-li-nê-di

Forms of Polynesian

Adjective
comparativemore Polynesian
superlativemost Polynesian
Noun
pluralPolynesians

Origin of Polynesian

From Polynesia + -an.

Words formed from Polynesian

Phrases with Polynesian

Words that rhyme with Polynesian

Questions about Polynesian

What does Polynesian mean?
Polynesian means of, from, or pertaining to Polynesia.
What is Polynesian in Tagalog?
Polynesian in Tagalog is Dampuluanin. See Polynesian meaning in Tagalog.
What part of speech is Polynesian?
Polynesian can be an adjective, a noun or a proper noun.

Words near Polynesian in the dictionary

  1. polynemoids
  2. polyneopteran
  3. polyneopterans
  4. polyneopterous
  5. Polynesia
  6. Polynesian
  7. Polynesian arrowroot
  8. Polynesian chestnut
  9. Polynesian chestnuts
  10. Polynesian rat
  11. Polynesian rats

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