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Polynesian

6 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. Polynesian (noun)
  2. Polynesian chestnut (noun)
  3. Malayo-Polynesian (adjective)
  4. Malayo-Polynesian (noun)
  5. malayo-polynesian
  6. malayo-polynesian

Poly·ne·sian

noun \ˌpä-lə-ˈnē-zhən, -shən\

Definition of POLYNESIAN

1
: a member of any of the indigenous peoples of Polynesia
2
: a group of Austronesian languages spoken in Polynesia
— Polynesian adjective
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First Known Use of POLYNESIAN

1807

Rhymes with POLYNESIAN

Austronesian, Celebesian, Holstein-Friesian, Indonesian, manganesian, Melanesian, Micronesian

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