polynesian

3 definitions found

polynesian - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Polynesian \Pol`y*ne"sian\, a.
     Of or pertaining to Polynesia (the islands of the eastern and
     central Pacific), or to the Polynesians.
     [1913 Webster]

  Polynesians \Pol`y*ne"sians\, n. pl.; sing. Polynesian.
     (Ethnol.)
     The race of men native in Polynesia.
     [1913 Webster]

polynesian - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  Polynesian
      adj 1: of or relating to Polynesia or its people or culture
      n 1: a native or inhabitant of Polynesia
      2: the branch of the Austronesian languages spoken from
         Madagascar to the central Pacific [syn: Malayo-Polynesian,
         Polynesian]