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Micronesian

adj · noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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1

adj

Meaning 1

Of, from or pertaining to Micronesia or the Micronesian people.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A person from Micronesia or of Micronesian descent.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Micronesia + -an.

Across languages

Translations

44 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: Mikronesies — Of, from or pertaining to Micronesia or the Micronesian people
  • Asturian: micronesiu — Of, from or pertaining to Micronesia or the Micronesian people
  • Bulgarian: микронезийски (mikronezijski) — Of, from or pertaining to Micronesia or the Micronesian people
  • Catalan: micronesi — Of, from or pertaining to Micronesia or the Micronesian people
  • Dutch: Micronesisch — Of, from or pertaining to Micronesia or the Micronesian people
  • French: micronésien — Of, from or pertaining to Micronesia or the Micronesian people
  • Galician: micronesio — Of, from or pertaining to Micronesia or the Micronesian people
  • German: mikronesisch — Of, from or pertaining to Micronesia or the Micronesian people
  • Icelandic: míkrónesískur — Of, from or pertaining to Micronesia or the Micronesian people
  • Italian: micronesiano — Of, from or pertaining to Micronesia or the Micronesian people
  • Norwegian Bokmål: mikronesisk — Of, from or pertaining to Micronesia or the Micronesian people
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: mikronesisk — Of, from or pertaining to Micronesia or the Micronesian people
  • Polish: mikronezyjski — Of, from or pertaining to Micronesia or the Micronesian people
  • Portuguese: micronésio — Of, from or pertaining to Micronesia or the Micronesian people
  • Romanian: micronezian — Of, from or pertaining to Micronesia or the Micronesian people
  • Russian: микронези́йский (mikronɛzíjskij) — Of, from or pertaining to Micronesia or the Micronesian people
  • Spanish: micronesio — Of, from or pertaining to Micronesia or the Micronesian people
  • Afrikaans: Mikronesiër — A person from Micronesia or of Micronesian descent
  • Asturian: micronesiu — A person from Micronesia or of Micronesian descent
  • Asturian: micronesia — A person from Micronesia or of Micronesian descent
  • Bulgarian: микронезиец (mikroneziec) — A person from Micronesia or of Micronesian descent
  • Catalan: micronesi — A person from Micronesia or of Micronesian descent
  • Dutch: Micronesiër — A person from Micronesia or of Micronesian descent
  • Dutch: Micronesische — A person from Micronesia or of Micronesian descent
  • Esperanto: mikroneziano — A person from Micronesia or of Micronesian descent
  • Esperanto: mikronezianino — A person from Micronesia or of Micronesian descent
  • French: Micronésien — A person from Micronesia or of Micronesian descent
  • French: Micronésienne — A person from Micronesia or of Micronesian descent
  • Galician: micronesio — A person from Micronesia or of Micronesian descent
  • German: Mikronesier — A person from Micronesia or of Micronesian descent
  • German: Mikronesierin — A person from Micronesia or of Micronesian descent
  • Italian: micronesiano — A person from Micronesia or of Micronesian descent
  • Italian: micronesiana — A person from Micronesia or of Micronesian descent
  • Norwegian Bokmål: mikronesier — A person from Micronesia or of Micronesian descent
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: mikronesiar — A person from Micronesia or of Micronesian descent
  • Polish: Mikronezyjczyk — A person from Micronesia or of Micronesian descent
  • Polish: Mikronezyjka — A person from Micronesia or of Micronesian descent
  • Portuguese: micronésio — A person from Micronesia or of Micronesian descent
  • Romanian: micronezian — A person from Micronesia or of Micronesian descent
  • Romanian: microneziană — A person from Micronesia or of Micronesian descent
  • Russian: микронези́ец (mikronɛzíjec) — A person from Micronesia or of Micronesian descent
  • Russian: микронези́йка (mikronɛzíjka) — A person from Micronesia or of Micronesian descent
  • Spanish: micronesio — A person from Micronesia or of Micronesian descent
  • Turkish: Mikronezyalı — A person from Micronesia or of Micronesian descent
Real reading context

Micronesian in complete knowledge articles