of or relating to Polynesia, its people, or any of their languages
noun
2.
a member of the people that inhabit Polynesia, generally having light brown skin and wavy hair
3.
a branch of the Malayo-Polynesian family of languages, including Māori and Hawaiian and a number of other closely related languages of the S and central Pacific
Polynesian in American English
(ˌpɑlɪˈniʒən; ˌpɑlɪˈniʃən)
noun
1.
a member of any of the indigenous peoples of Polynesia, including the Hawaiians, Tahitians, Samoans, Maoris, Marquesans,Tongans, and other groups
2.
a subgroup of the Austronesian language family, consisting of the languages of Polynesia
adjective
3.
of the Polynesians or their languages or cultures
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In other languages
Polynesian
British English: Polynesian /ˌpɒlɪˈniːʒən; -ʒɪən/ ADJECTIVE
Polynesian means relating to Polynesia, its people, or any of their languages.
American English: Polynesian
Arabic: بُولِينِيسِيّ
Brazilian Portuguese: polinésio
Chinese: 伯利尼西亚的
Croatian: polinezijski
Czech: polynéský
Danish: polynesisk
Dutch: Polynesisch
European Spanish: polinesio
Finnish: polynesialainen adjektiivi
French: polynésien
German: polynesisch
Greek: πολυνησιακός
Italian: polinesiano
Japanese: ポリネシアの
Korean: 폴리네시아의
Norwegian: polynesisk
Polish: polinezyjski
European Portuguese: polinésio
Romanian: polinezian
Russian: полинезийский
Latin American Spanish: polinesio
Swedish: polynesisk
Thai: เกี่ยวกับหมู่เกาะในมหาสมุทรแปซิฟิกใต้
Turkish: Polonezya
Ukrainian: полінезійський
Vietnamese: thuộc quần đảo/người/tiếng Polynesia
British English: Polynesian /ˌpɒlɪˈniːʒən; -ʒɪən/ NOUN
person A Polynesian is a person who lives in Polynesia, or a person of Polynesian origin.
American English: Polynesian person
Arabic: بُولِينِيسِيّ
Brazilian Portuguese: polinésio pessoa
Chinese: 伯利尼西亚人
Croatian: Polinežanin
Czech: Polynésan
Danish: polynesier
Dutch: Polynesiër persoon
European Spanish: polinesio
Finnish: polynesialainen henkilö
French: Polynésien
German: Polynesier
Greek: Πολυνήσιος πρόσωπο
Italian: polinesiano
Japanese: ポリネシア人
Korean: 폴리네시아 사람
Norwegian: polynesier
Polish: Polinezyjczyk
European Portuguese: polinésio pessoa
Romanian: polinezian
Russian: полинезиец
Latin American Spanish: polinesio
Swedish: polynesier
Thai: ชาวหมู่เกาะในมหาสมุทรแปซิฟิกใต้
Turkish: Polonezyalı kişi
Ukrainian: полінезієць
Vietnamese: người Polynesia
British English: Polynesian /ˌpɒlɪˈniːʒən; -ʒɪən/ NOUN
languagePolynesian is a branch of languages, which includes Maori, Hawaiian, and other languages of the South and central Pacific.