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Fijian [fiːˈdʒiːən] n 1. (Social Science / Peoples) a member of the indigenous people of mixed Melanesian and Polynesian descent inhabiting Fiji 2. (Linguistics / Languages) the language of this people, belonging to the Malayo-Polynesian family adj
(Placename) (Social Science / Peoples) of, relating to, or characteristic of Fiji or its inhabitants Also Fiji ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
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| Though showing current and classic movies to an appreciative, highly responsive audience of Fijians has been gratifying, John has become frustrated with no-show projectionists, his dissolute Australian landlord and a series of home burglaries while the family was out entertaining the borderline impoverished community. Martha Kaplan brings this analysis to the contemporary moment through her analysis of how ethnic Fijians have adopted Sir Arthur Gordon's schemes as their own, transforming them significantly in the process. These have highlighted tensions between indigenous Fijians and those of Indian extraction, many of whose forebears were brought to the country as indentured labour by Britain, the former colonial power. |
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