Standard Lemma guide

Polynesian

adj · name · noun · 6 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.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • rhymes with -iːʒən
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  • CMU ARPABET: P AA2 L IH2 N IY1 ZH AH0 N Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Of, from, or pertaining to Polynesia.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

name

Meaning 2

A language group spoken by these people.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

A person from Polynesia.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

adjective

Meaning 4

of or relating to Polynesia or its people or culture

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

noun

Meaning 5

the branch of the Austronesian languages spoken from Madagascar to the central Pacific

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Malayo-Polynesian

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: Austronesian, Austronesian language

Narrower terms: Oceanic, Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Tongan, Western Malayo-Polynesian

6

noun

Meaning 6

a native or inhabitant of Polynesia

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: Austronesian

Narrower terms: Fijian, Samoan, Tahitian, Tongan

History

Etymology

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

Across languages

Translations

55 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Belarusian: палінезі́йскі (palinjezíjski) — of, from, or pertaining to Polynesia
  • Catalan: polinesi — of, from, or pertaining to Polynesia
  • Czech: polynéský — of, from, or pertaining to Polynesia
  • Dutch: Polynesisch — of, from, or pertaining to Polynesia
  • Finnish: polynesialainen — of, from, or pertaining to Polynesia
  • Galician: polinesio — of, from, or pertaining to Polynesia
  • German: polynesisch — of, from, or pertaining to Polynesia
  • Greek: πολυνησιακός (polynisiakós) — of, from, or pertaining to Polynesia
  • Hawaiian: Polenekia — of, from, or pertaining to Polynesia
  • Hungarian: polinéz — of, from, or pertaining to Polynesia
  • Icelandic: pólýnesískur — of, from, or pertaining to Polynesia
  • Norwegian Bokmål: polynesisk — of, from, or pertaining to Polynesia
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: polynesisk — of, from, or pertaining to Polynesia
  • Polish: polinezyjski — of, from, or pertaining to Polynesia
  • Portuguese: polinésio — of, from, or pertaining to Polynesia
  • Spanish: polinesio — of, from, or pertaining to Polynesia
  • Swedish: polynesisk — of, from, or pertaining to Polynesia
  • Tagalog: Dampuluanin — of, from, or pertaining to Polynesia
  • Ukrainian: полінезі́йський (polinezíjsʹkyj) — of, from, or pertaining to Polynesia
  • Catalan: polinesi — language group of Polynesia
  • Galician: polinesio — language group of Polynesia
  • Greek: πολυνησιακά (polynisiaká) — language group of Polynesia
  • Polish: język polinezyjski — language group of Polynesia
  • Portuguese: polinésio — language group of Polynesia
  • Vietnamese: (thuộc) Pô-li-nê-di — language group of Polynesia
  • Belarusian: палінезі́ец (palinjezíjec) — person from Polynesia
  • Belarusian: палінезі́йка (palinjezíjka) — person from Polynesia
  • Catalan: polinesi — person from Polynesia
  • Czech: Polynésan — person from Polynesia
  • Dutch: Polynesiër — person from Polynesia
  • Dutch: Polynesische — person from Polynesia
  • Esperanto: polineziano — person from Polynesia
  • Esperanto: polinezianino — person from Polynesia
  • Finnish: polynesialainen — person from Polynesia
  • French: Polynésien — person from Polynesia
  • French: Polynésienne — person from Polynesia
  • Galician: polinesio — person from Polynesia
  • German: Polynesier — person from Polynesia
  • Greek: Πολυνήσιος (Polynísios) — person from Polynesia
  • Greek: Πολυνήσια (Polynísia) — person from Polynesia
  • Hawaiian: Polenekia — person from Polynesia
  • Italian: polinesiano — person from Polynesia
  • Italian: polinesiana — person from Polynesia
  • Norwegian Bokmål: polynesier — person from Polynesia
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: polynesiar — person from Polynesia
  • Polish: Polinezyjczyk — person from Polynesia
  • Polish: Polinezyjka — person from Polynesia
  • Portuguese: polinésio — person from Polynesia
  • Russian: полинези́ец (polinɛzíjec) — person from Polynesia
  • Russian: полинези́йка (polinɛzíjka) — person from Polynesia
  • Spanish: polinesio — person from Polynesia
  • Tagalog: Dampuluanin — person from Polynesia
  • Ukrainian: полінезі́єць (polinezíjecʹ) — person from Polynesia
  • Ukrainian: полінезі́йка (polinezíjka) — person from Polynesia
  • Vietnamese: người Pô-li-nê-di — person from Polynesia
Real reading context

Polynesian in complete knowledge articles