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▪ I. Belauan n. and a.
var. *Palauan n. and a.
▪ II. Belauan, n. and a.
Brit. |bɛˈlaʊən|, |bɪˈlaʊən|, U.S. |bəˈlaʊən|
[‹ Belau, the name of an independent state of western Micronesia, formerly known as Palau + -an suffix. Compare Palauan n. and adj.]
A. n. = Palauan n. 1.
1974D. Faulkner This Living Reef 10/2 Some Belauans say that those people living on the islands that are Uwab's legs can run fast. 1982Progressive May 35/3 In early 1979 the Belauans called a constitutional convention. 1998Women of Color Health Data Bk. (U.S. Dept. Health) (Nexis) 5 The second largest group of Micronesians are Belauans (formerly Palauans), who numbered just over 1,400 in 1990.
B. adj. = Palauan adj. 1.
1974D. Faulkner This Living Reef 181 The reader will not find Belauan names on any other maps..the people of Belau did not have a part of making them. 1987Sanity Sept. 17/2 By building your understanding of the Belauan people and by learning to love the land and the sea you will know what you are fighting to protect. 1993Vancouver Sun (Nexis) 22 Mar. c12 The U.S. has ratified the deal, known as the compact of free association, and successive Belauan governments have promised to do so, but none have. |