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poly·ne·sian I. \|pälə|nēzhən, -ēsh-\ adjective Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: Polynesia, islands of the central Pacific ocean + English -an 1. a. : of, relating to, or characteristic of Polynesia b. : of, relating to, or characteristic of the Polynesians 2. : of, relating to, or characteristic of the Polynesian languages 3. : of, relating to, or being a biogeographic region or subregion of the Australian region that includes the smaller tropical Pacific islands II. noun (-s) Usage: capitalized Etymology: Polynesia + English -an 1. : a member of any of the native peoples of Polynesia usually classified as being a composite chiefly of the white, Mongoloid, and Melanesian races and described as having black wavy hair, black eyes, medium breadth of nose, medium prognathism, brown skin, tall stature, and large-boned build 2. : a group of Austronesian languages spoken largely in Polynesia |