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Polynesian

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Pol·y·ne·sian  (pl-nzhn, -shn)
adj.
Of or relating to Polynesia or its peoples, languages, or cultures.
n.
1. A native or inhabitant of Polynesia.
2. A subfamily of the Austronesian language family spoken in Polynesia.

Polynesian [ˌpɒlɪˈniːʒən -ʒɪən]
adj
(Linguistics / Languages) of or relating to Polynesia, its people, or any of their languages
n
1. (Social Science / Peoples) a member of the people that inhabit Polynesia, generally of Caucasoid features with light skin and wavy hair
2. (Linguistics / Languages) a branch of the Malayo-Polynesian family of languages, including Maori and Hawaiian and a number of other closely related languages of the S and central Pacific
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.PolynesianPolynesian - a native or inhabitant of Polynesia
Polynesia - the islands in the eastern part of Oceania
Austronesian - a native or inhabitant of Austronesia
Fijian - a native or inhabitant of Fiji
Samoan - a native or inhabitant of the Samoan Islands
Tahitian - a native or inhabitant of Tahiti
Tongan - a Polynesian native or inhabitant of Tonga
2.PolynesianPolynesian - the branch of the Austronesian languages spoken from Madagascar to the central Pacific
Austronesian language, Austronesian - the family of languages spoken in Australia and Formosa and Malaysia and Polynesia
Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Oceanic - an eastern subfamily of Malayo-Polynesian languages
Tongan - the Polynesian language spoken by the Tongan people
Western Malayo-Polynesian - a western subfamily of Malayo-Polynesian languages
Adj.1.Polynesian - of or relating to Polynesia or its people or culture
Translations
Polynesian [ˌpɒlɪˈniːzɪən]
A. ADJpolinesio
B. Npolinesio/a m/f

Polynesian [ˌpɒlɪˈniːziən]
adjpolynésien(ne)
nPolynésien(ne) m/f

Polynesian
adjpolynesisch
n
Polynesier(in) m(f)
(Ling) → Polynesisch nt

Polynesian [ˌpɒlɪˈniːʒən] adj & npolinesiano/a
Polynesian [ˌpɒlɪˈniːʒən] adj & npolinesiano/a

Polynesian اللغة البولينيسية, بولنسي, بولينيسي Polynésan, polynéský, polynéština polynesier, polynesisk Polynesier, polynesisch Πολυνησιακά, πολυνησιακός, Πολυνήσιος polinesio polynesialainen, polynesian kieli polynésien Polinežanin, polinezijski polinesiano ポリネシアの, ポリネシア人, ポリネシア語 폴리네시아 사람, 폴리네시아어, 폴리네시아의 Polynesiër, Polynesisch polynesier, polynesisk język polinezyjski, Polinezyjczyk, polinezyjski polinésio полинезиец, полинезийский, полинезийский язык polynesier, polynesisk, polynesiska เกี่ยวกับหมู่เกาะในมหาสมุทรแปซิฟิกใต้, ชาวหมู่เกาะในมหาสมุทรแปซิฟิกใต้, ภาษาของหมู่เกาะในมหาสมุทรแปซิฟิกใต้ Polonezce, Polonezya, Polonezyalı người Polynesia, thuộc Quần đảo Polynesia, tiếng Polynesia 伯利尼西亚人, 伯利尼西亚的, 伯利尼西亚语


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In the Polynesian words used in this volume,--except in those cases where the spelling has been previously determined by others,--that form of orthography has been employed, which might be supposed most easily to convey their sound to a stranger.
On the quarter-deck, the mates and harpooneers were dancing with the olive-hued girls who had eloped with them from the Polynesian Isles; while suspended in an ornamented boat, firmly secured aloft between the foremast and mainmast, three Long Island negroes, with glittering fiddle-bows of whale ivory, were presiding over the hilarious jig.
With its jagged outline it is like a Monseratt of the Pacific, and you may imagine that there Polynesian knights guard with strange rites mysteries unholy for men to know.
 
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