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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024Pol•y•ne•sian (pol′ə nē′zhən, -shən),USA pronunciation adj. - Place Namesof or pertaining to Polynesia, its inhabitants, or their languages.
n. - Language Varieties, Anthropologya member of any of a number of brown-skinned peoples, variously classified as to race, of distinctive customs, speaking closely related Austronesian languages, who inhabit Polynesia.
- Language Varietiesthe easternmost group of Austronesian languages, including Maori, Tahitian, Samoan, Hawaiian, and the language of Easter Island.
- Polynesi(a) + -an 1805–15
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: Polynesian /ˌpɒlɪˈniːʒən -ʒɪən/ adj - of or relating to Polynesia, its people, or any of their languages
n - a member of the people that inhabit Polynesia, generally of Caucasoid features with light skin and wavy hair
- 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
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