English adjective: Polynesian | |||
1. | Polynesian of or relating to Polynesia or its people or culture | ||
English noun: Polynesian | |||
1. | Polynesian (person) a native or inhabitant of Polynesia | ||
Broader (hypernym) | Austronesian | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | Fijian, Samoan, Tahitian, Tongan | ||
Member meronym | Polynesia | ||
2. | Polynesian (communication) the branch of the Austronesian languages spoken from Madagascar to the central Pacific | ||
Synonyms | Malayo-Polynesian | ||
Broader (hypernym) | Austronesian, Austronesian language | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Oceanic, Tongan, Western Malayo-Polynesian | ||