Polynesia
/ˌpɒlɪˈniːʒə
/ /ˌpɒlɪˈniːzɪə/A region of the central Pacific, lying to the east of Micronesia and Melanesia and containing the easternmost of the three great groups of Pacific islands, including Hawaii, the Marquesas Islands, Samoa, the Cook Islands, and French Polynesia.
Origin
From poly- 'many' + Greek nēsos 'island'.
Rhymes
- rough spin
- rough spleenwort
- rough-spoken
- rough-spun
- rough-stalked meadow grass
- roughstock
- rough string
- rough stuff
- rough-tail
- rough-tailed snake
- rough-tailed stickleback
- water footprint
- Waterford
- Waterford glass
- water forget-me-not
- water fountain
- waterfowl
- waterfowler
- waterfowling
- water frame
- water-free
- water frog
- waterfront
- water-funk
- water-furrow