'Polynesian' definitions:
Definition of 'Polynesian'
(from WordNet)
adjective
Of or relating to Polynesia or its people or culture
noun
A native or inhabitant of Polynesia
noun
The branch of the Austronesian languages spoken from Madagascar to the central Pacific [syn: Malayo-Polynesian, Polynesian]
Definition of 'Polynesian'
From: GCIDE
- Polynesian \Pol`y*ne"sian\, a. Of or pertaining to Polynesia (the islands of the eastern and central Pacific), or to the Polynesians. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Polynesian'
From: GCIDE
- Polynesians \Pol`y*ne"sians\, n. pl.; sing. Polynesian. (Ethnol.) The race of men native in Polynesia. [1913 Webster]