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 | ||