Polynesian

English

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Etymology

From Ancient Greek πολύς (polus, “many”) + νήσος (nesos, “island”)

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -iːʒən

Adjective

Polynesian (comparative more Polynesian, superlative most Polynesian)

1. Of, from, or pertaining to Polynesia.

Translations

of, from, or pertaining to Polynesia

• Catalan: polinesi (ca)
• Dutch: Polynesisch (nl)
• Finnish: polynesialainen

• German: polynesisch (de)
• Polish: polinezyjski (pl) m

Noun

Polynesian (plural Polynesians)

1. A person from Polynesia.
2. A language group spoken by these people.

Derived terms

• Proto-Polynesian

Translations

person from Polynesia

• Catalan: polinesi (ca) m
• Esperanto: polineziano (eo) (man or woman), polinezianino (eo) (woman)
• Finnish: polynesialainen
• French: Polynésien (fr) m, Polynésienne (fr) f
• German: Polynesier (de) m

• Italian: polinesiano (it) m, polinesiana (it) f
• Polish: Polinezyjczyk m, Polinezyjka f
• Russian: полинезиец (ru) (polinɛzíjec) m , полинезийка (ru) (polinɛzíjka) f 
• Vietnamese: người Pô-li-nê-di

language group of Polynesia

• Catalan: polinesi (ca) m

• Vietnamese: (thuộc) Pô-li-nê-di