Polynesian

English

Etymology

From Polynesia +‎ -an.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -iːʒən

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Adjective

Polynesian (comparative more Polynesian, superlative most Polynesian)

1. Of, from, or pertaining to Polynesia.

Derived terms

• Polynesian chestnut

Translations

of, from, or pertaining to Polynesia

• Belarusian: палінезі́йскі m (palinjezíjski)
• Catalan: polinesi (ca)
• Czech: polynéský (cs)
• Dutch: Polynesisch (nl)
• Finnish: polynesialainen (fi)
• Galician: polinesio (gl)
• German: polynesisch (de)
• Greek: πολυνησιακός (el) m (polynisiakós)
• Hawaiian: Polenekia
• Hungarian: polinéz (hu)
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: polynesisk

  Nynorsk: polynesisk

• Polish: polinezyjski (pl) m
• Portuguese: polinésio (pt)
• Spanish: polinesio (es)
• Tagalog: Dampuluanin
• Ukrainian: полінезі́йський (polinezíjsʹkyj)

Noun

Polynesian (plural Polynesians)

1. A person from Polynesia.

Translations

person from Polynesia

• Belarusian: палінезі́ец m (palinjezíjec), палінезі́йка f (palinjezíjka)
• Catalan: polinesi (ca) m
• Czech: Polynésan (cs) m
• Dutch: Polynesiër (nl) m, Polynesische (nl) f
• Esperanto: polineziano (man or woman), polinezianino (woman)
• Finnish: polynesialainen (fi)
• French: Polynésien (fr) m, Polynésienne (fr) f
• Galician: polinesio (gl)
• German: Polynesier (de) m
• Greek: Πολυνήσιος m (Polynísios), Πολυνήσια f (Polynísia)
• Hawaiian: Polenekia
• Italian: polinesiano (it) m, polinesiana f
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: polynesier m

  Nynorsk: polynesiar m

• Polish: Polinezyjczyk (pl) m, Polinezyjka (pl) f
• Portuguese: polinésio (pt) m
• Russian: полинези́ец (ru) m (polinɛzíjec), полинези́йка (ru) f (polinɛzíjka)
• Spanish: polinesio (es) m
• Tagalog: Dampuluanin
• Ukrainian: полінезі́єць m (polinezíjecʹ), полінезі́йка f (polinezíjka)
• Vietnamese: người Pô-li-nê-di

Proper noun

Polynesian

1. A language group spoken by these people.

Derived terms

• Proto-Polynesian

Translations

language group of Polynesia

• Catalan: polinesi (ca) m
• Galician: polinesio (gl)
• Greek: πολυνησιακά n pl (polynisiaká)
• Portuguese: polinésio (pt) m
• Vietnamese: (thuộc) Pô-li-nê-di