Polynesia

Pol·y·ne·sia

 (pŏl′ə-nē′zhə)

A division of Oceania including scattered islands of the central and southern Pacific Ocean roughly between New Zealand, Hawaii, and Easter Island. The larger islands are volcanic, the smaller ones generally coral formations.

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Polynesia

(ˌpɒlɪˈniːʒə; -ʒɪə)

n

(Placename) one of the three divisions of islands in the Pacific, the others being Melanesia and Micronesia: includes Samoa, Society, Marquesas, Mangareva, Tuamotu, Cook, and Tubuai Islands, and Tonga

[C18: via French from poly- + Greek nēsos island]

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Pol•y•ne•sia

(ˌpɒl əˈni ʒə, -ʃə)

n.

one of the three principal divisions of Oceania, comprising those island groups in the Pacific lying E of Melanesia and Micronesia and extending from the Hawaiian Islands S to New Zealand.

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Thesaurus

Noun

1.

Polynesia - the islands in the eastern part of Oceania taboo, tabu - a prejudice (especially in Polynesia and other South Pacific islands) that prohibits the use or mention of something because of its sacred nature kava, kavakava - an alcoholic drink made from the aromatic roots of the kava shrub Oceania, Oceanica - a large group of islands in the south Pacific including Melanesia and Micronesia and Polynesia (and sometimes Australasia and the Malay Archipelago) Austronesia - islands of central and South Pacific (Indonesia and Melanesia and Micronesia and Polynesia) French Oceania, French Polynesia - a French overseas possession in the South Pacific Samoan Islands, Samoa - a group of volcanic islands in the South Pacific midway between Hawaii and Australia; its climate and scenery and Polynesian culture make it a popular tourist stop Friendly Islands, Kingdom of Tonga, Tonga - a monarchy on a Polynesian archipelago in the South Pacific; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1970 Hawaiian Islands, Sandwich Islands - a group of volcanic and coral islands in the central Pacific Polynesian - a native or inhabitant of Polynesia

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Translations

بُولِينِسْيَا

Polynésie

Polynesien

Polynesien

Πολυνησία

Polinesia

Polynesia

Polynésie

Polinezija

Polinesia

ポリネシア

폴리네시아

Polynesië

Polynesia

Polinezja

Polinésia

Полинезия

Polynesien

Polonezya Adaları

Quần đảo Polynesia

伯利尼西亚

Polynesia

[ˌpɒlɪˈniːzɪə] N → Polinesia f

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Polynesia

[ˌpɒlɪˈniːziə] n → Polynésie f

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Polynesia

n → Polynesien nt

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Polynesia

[ˌpɒlɪˈniːzɪə] n → Polinesia

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Polynesia

→ بُولِينِسْيَا Polynésie Polynesien Polynesien Πολυνησία Polinesia Polynesia Polynésie Polinezija Polinesia ポリネシア 폴리네시아 Polynesië Polynesia Polinezja Polinésia Полинезия Polynesien หมู่เกาะในมหาสมุทรแปซิฟิกได้แก่ ฮาวาย ซามัวร์และหมู่เกาะคุก Polonezya Adaları Quần đảo Polynesia 伯利尼西亚

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