adj · name · noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Sound
Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation:/ˌmɑː.ʃəˈliːz/
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General-American:/ˌmɑɹ.ʃəlˈiːz/
rhymes with -iːz
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adj
Meaning 1
Of or pertaining to the Marshall Islands, its people, or its language.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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Meaning relationships
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name
Meaning 2
The Austronesian language of the Marshall Islands.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 3
An inhabitant of the Marshall Islands.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, in-plural, uncountable
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History
Etymology
Etymology tree English Marshall Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-iskbor. Late Latin -iscus ▲ Vulgar Latin -iscus Latin -ēnsis Old French -eisbor. Middle English -eys English -ese English Marshallese From Marshall (“Marshall Islands”) + -ese.
Across languages
Translations
53 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Afrikaans:
Marshalleilands
— of or pertaining to the Marshall Islands, its people, or its language
Asturian:
marxalés
— of or pertaining to the Marshall Islands, its people, or its language
Catalan:
marshallès
— of or pertaining to the Marshall Islands, its people, or its language
Finnish:
marshallinsaarelainen
— of or pertaining to the Marshall Islands, its people, or its language
Finnish:
marshallinkielinen
— of or pertaining to the Marshall Islands, its people, or its language
Galician:
marshalés
— of or pertaining to the Marshall Islands, its people, or its language
German:
marshallesisch
— of or pertaining to the Marshall Islands, its people, or its language
Irish:
Mairseallach
— of or pertaining to the Marshall Islands, its people, or its language
Italian:
marshallese
— of or pertaining to the Marshall Islands, its people, or its language
Lombard:
marshalles
— of or pertaining to the Marshall Islands, its people, or its language
Marshallese:
M̧ajeļ
— of or pertaining to the Marshall Islands, its people, or its language
Norwegian Bokmål:
marshallesisk
— of or pertaining to the Marshall Islands, its people, or its language
Norwegian Nynorsk:
marshallesisk
— of or pertaining to the Marshall Islands, its people, or its language
Portuguese:
marshallês
— of or pertaining to the Marshall Islands, its people, or its language
Romanian:
marshallez
— of or pertaining to the Marshall Islands, its people, or its language
Spanish:
marshalés
— of or pertaining to the Marshall Islands, its people, or its language