Polynesian Definition

pŏlə-nēzhən
adjective
Of the Polynesians or their languages or cultures.
Webster's New World
noun
A native or inhabitant of Polynesia.
American Heritage
A member of any of the indigenous peoples of Polynesia, including the Hawaiians, Tahitians, Samoans, Maoris, Marquesans, Tongans, and other groups.
Webster's New World
A subgroup of the Austronesian language family, consisting of the languages of Polynesia.
Webster's New World
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Other Word Forms of Polynesian

Noun

Singular:
Polynesian
Plural:
polynesians

Polynesian Sentence Examples

  • In all, there is a wonderful amount of specialization, though perhaps in a very straight line from generalized forms; but the affinity to Australian or Polynesian types is in many cases clearly traceable, and it cannot be supposed but that these last are of cognate origin with those of New Zealand.

  • In the low and sub-mountainous lands the flora is a mixture of Malayan, Australian and Polynesian forms. There are, according to Muller, twice as many palms known from New Guinea as from Australia.

  • Such an explanation of the Polynesian's origin does not preclude a relationship with the Malays.

  • Polynesian society is divided into the family and the clan.

  • The natives, a pure Polynesian race, are usually described as physically the finest of all South Sea Islanders.

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