Standard Lemma guide

Nauruan

adj · name · noun · 5 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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Pronunciation

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  • näo͞oʹro͞oən
  • /nɑːˈuːɹuːən/
  • /naʊˈɹuːən/
  • rhymes with -uːɹuːən
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1

adj

Meaning 1

Of, from, or pertaining to Nauru, the Nauruan people or the Nauruan language.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

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2

name

Meaning 2

the language of Nauru

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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3

noun

Meaning 3

A person from Nauru or of Nauruan descent.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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4

adjective

Meaning 4

of or relating to the island republic of Nauru or its residents

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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5

noun

Meaning 5

a native or inhabitant of Nauru

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: Austronesian

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English Nauru Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an English Nauruan From Nauru + -an.

Across languages

Translations

66 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: Nauruaans — pertaining to Nauru
  • Asturian: nauruanu — pertaining to Nauru
  • Catalan: nauruà — pertaining to Nauru
  • Czech: nauruský — pertaining to Nauru
  • Dutch: Nauruaans — pertaining to Nauru
  • Finnish: naurulainen — pertaining to Nauru
  • Finnish: naurunkielinen — pertaining to Nauru
  • French: nauruan — pertaining to Nauru
  • German: nauruisch — pertaining to Nauru
  • Icelandic: naúrúskur — pertaining to Nauru
  • Interlingua: nauruano — pertaining to Nauru
  • Norwegian Bokmål: naurisk — pertaining to Nauru
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: naurisk — pertaining to Nauru
  • Portuguese: nauruano — pertaining to Nauru
  • Romanian: nauruan — pertaining to Nauru
  • Russian: науруанский (nauruanskij) — pertaining to Nauru
  • Spanish: nauruano — pertaining to Nauru
  • Afrikaans: Nauruaans — language of Nauru
  • Asturian: nauruanu — language of Nauru
  • Bulgarian: науруански (nauruanski) — language of Nauru
  • Czech: naurština — language of Nauru
  • Dutch: Nauruaans — language of Nauru
  • Esperanto: naura lingvo — language of Nauru
  • Finnish: nauru — language of Nauru
  • French: nauruan — language of Nauru
  • German: Nauruisch — language of Nauru
  • Icelandic: naúrúska — language of Nauru
  • Italian: naurano — language of Nauru
  • Japanese: ナウル語 (Nauru-go) — language of Nauru
  • Korean: 나우루어 (naurueo) — language of Nauru
  • Lithuanian: nauriečių kalba — language of Nauru
  • Macedonian: науруански (nauruanski) — language of Nauru
  • Nauruan: dorerin Naoero — language of Nauru
  • Norwegian Bokmål: naurisk — language of Nauru
  • Polish: nauruański — language of Nauru
  • Portuguese: nauruano — language of Nauru
  • Romanian: nauruană — language of Nauru
  • Russian: науруанский (nauruanskij) — language of Nauru
  • Spanish: nauruano — language of Nauru
  • Swahili: Kinauru — language of Nauru
  • Ukrainian: науруанська (nauruansʹka) — language of Nauru
  • Afrikaans: Nauruaan — person from Nauru
  • Asturian: nauruanu — person from Nauru
  • Asturian: nauruana — person from Nauru
  • Catalan: nauruà — person from Nauru
  • Dutch: Nauruaan — person from Nauru
  • Esperanto: naurano — person from Nauru
  • Esperanto: nauranino — person from Nauru
  • Finnish: naurulainen — person from Nauru
  • French: Nauruan — person from Nauru
  • French: Nauruane — person from Nauru
  • German: Nauruer — person from Nauru
  • German: Nauruerin — person from Nauru
  • Icelandic: Naúrúi — person from Nauru
  • Interlingua: nauruano — person from Nauru
  • Norwegian Bokmål: nauruer — person from Nauru
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: nauruar — person from Nauru
  • Polish: nauruańczyk — person from Nauru
  • Polish: nauruanka — person from Nauru
  • Portuguese: nauruano — person from Nauru
  • Romanian: nauruan — person from Nauru
  • Romanian: nauruană — person from Nauru
  • Russian: науруанец (nauruanec) — person from Nauru
  • Russian: науруанка (nauruanka) — person from Nauru
  • Spanish: nauruano — person from Nauru
  • Turkish: Naurulu — person from Nauru