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Ponapean

Ponapean is the dated form of Pohnpeian.

Meaning of Pohnpeian

Proper noun

Pohnpeian

  1. The Micronesian language of the island state of Pohnpei.

See all 4 meanings of Pohnpeian

Forms of Ponapean

Adjective
comparativemore Ponapean
superlativemost Ponapean
Noun
pluralPonapeans

Origin of Ponapean

From Ponape (“Pohnpei”) + -an.

Questions about Ponapean

What is Ponapean the dated form of?
Ponapean is the dated form of Pohnpeian.

Words near Ponapean in the dictionary

  1. pomœrium
  2. pon
  3. Pon Yup
  4. ponalrestat
  5. Ponape
  6. Ponapean
  7. Ponapeans
  8. Ponapeian
  9. Ponapeians
  10. ponasterone
  11. ponasterones

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Adapted from Wiktionary: Ponapean (page history and authors); Pohnpeian (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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