adj · name · noun · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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rhymes with -iːʒən
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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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Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
A person from Polynesia.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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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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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
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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