Polynesian
[,pɔli'ni:ziən;-ʒiən]
Definition
(noun.) a native or inhabitant of Polynesia.
(adj.) of or relating to Polynesia or its people or culture .
Typist: Steven--From WordNet
Definition
(a.) Of or pertaining to Polynesia (the islands of the eastern and central Pacific), or to the Polynesians.
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Definition
adj. pertaining to Polynesia the numerous groups of islands in the Pacific within or near the tropics.—n. a native of Polynesia.
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Examples
- They were peoples at about the level of many of the Polynesian islanders of the last century, and they were the most advanced peoples in the world. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Clothes like Polynesians; tools very poor; religion . H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
Typist: Oliver