adj · 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.
Sound
Pronunciation
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/səˈməʊ.ən/
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/ˈsɑː.məʊ.ən/
/ˈsaː.mo.an/Samoa
New-Zealand:/ˈsaːˌmaʉ̯.ən/
rhymes with -əʊən
CMU ARPABET:S AH0 M OW1 AH0 N
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
Of, from, or pertaining to Samoa, the Samoan people or the Samoan language.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
A person from Samoa or of Samoan descent.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
The Samoan language.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
adjective
Meaning 4
of or relating to Samoa or its people or language or culture
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
Samoan fishing industry
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
5
noun
Meaning 5
a native or inhabitant of the Samoan Islands
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: Polynesian
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English Samoa Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an English Samoan From Samoa + -an.
Across languages
Translations
82 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Afrikaans:
Samoaans
— of or pertaining to Samoa
Asturian:
samoanu
— of or pertaining to Samoa
Catalan:
samoà
— of or pertaining to Samoa
Catalan:
samoana
— of or pertaining to Samoa
Czech:
samojský
— of or pertaining to Samoa
Dutch:
Samoaans
— of or pertaining to Samoa
Esperanto:
samoa
— of or pertaining to Samoa
Finnish:
samoalainen
— of or pertaining to Samoa
Finnish:
samoankielinen
— of or pertaining to Samoa
French:
samoan
— of or pertaining to Samoa
Galician:
samoano
— of or pertaining to Samoa
German:
samoanisch
— of or pertaining to Samoa
Hawaiian:
Kāmoa
— of or pertaining to Samoa
Italian:
samoano
— of or pertaining to Samoa
Italian:
samoana
— of or pertaining to Samoa
Norwegian Bokmål:
samoansk
— of or pertaining to Samoa
Norwegian Nynorsk:
samoansk
— of or pertaining to Samoa
Polish:
samoański
— of or pertaining to Samoa
Portuguese:
samoano
— of or pertaining to Samoa
Romanian:
samoan
— of or pertaining to Samoa
Russian:
самоанский
(samoanskij)
— of or pertaining to Samoa
Spanish:
samoano
— of or pertaining to Samoa
Swedish:
samoansk
— of or pertaining to Samoa
Afrikaans:
Samoaan
— person
Asturian:
samoanu
— person
Asturian:
samoana
— person
Catalan:
samoà
— person
Catalan:
samoana
— person
Czech:
Samojec
— person
Czech:
Samojka
— person
Dutch:
Samoaan
— person
Dutch:
Samoaanse
— person
Esperanto:
samoano
— person
Esperanto:
samoanino
— person
Finnish:
samoalainen
— person
French:
Samoan
— person
French:
Samoen
— person
French:
Samoën
— person
French:
Samoïen
— person
Galician:
samoano
— person
German:
Samoaner
— person
German:
Samoanerin
— person
Greek:
Σαμοανός
(Samoanós)
— person
Greek:
Σαμοανή
(Samoaní)
— person
Hawaiian:
Kāmoa
— person
Italian:
samoano
— person
Italian:
samoana
— person
Japanese:
サモア人
(samoa-jin)
— person
Norwegian Bokmål:
samoaner
— person
Norwegian Nynorsk:
samoanar
— person
Polish:
Samoańczyk
— person
Polish:
Samoanka
— person
Portuguese:
samoano
— person
Romanian:
samoan
— person
Romanian:
samoană
— person
Russian:
самоанец
(samoanec)
— person
Russian:
самоанка
(samoanka)
— person
Spanish:
samoano
— person
Spanish:
samoana
— person
Swedish:
samoan
— person
Turkish:
Samoalı
— person
Afrikaans:
Samoaans
— Samoan language
Asturian:
samoanu
— Samoan language
Catalan:
samoà
— Samoan language
Chinese Mandarin:
薩摩亞語 /萨摩亚语
(Sàmóyàyǔ)
— Samoan language
Czech:
samojština
— Samoan language
Dutch:
Samoaans
— Samoan language
Finnish:
samoa
— Samoan language
Galician:
samoano
— Samoan language
Greek:
σαμοανικά
(samoaniká)
— Samoan language
Italian:
samoano
— Samoan language
Japanese:
サモア語
(samoa-go)
— Samoan language
Navajo:
Samóa Dineʼé bizaad
— Samoan language
Norwegian Bokmål:
samoansk
— Samoan language
Norwegian Nynorsk:
samoansk
— Samoan language
Polish:
samoański
— Samoan language
Portuguese:
samoano
— Samoan language
Romanian:
samoană
— Samoan language
Russian:
самоанский
(samoanskij)
— Samoan language
