English > Polynesia: 1 sense > noun 1, location| Meaning | The islands in the eastern part of Oceania. |
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| Instance of | archipelago | A group of many islands in a large body of water |
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| Members | Polynesian | A native or inhabitant of Polynesia |
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| Part of | Austronesia | islands of central and South Pacific (Indonesia and Melanesia and Micronesia and Polynesia) |
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| Oceania, Oceanica | A large group of islands in the south Pacific including Melanesia and Micronesia and Polynesia (and sometimes Australasia and the Malay Archipelago) |
| Parts | French Polynesia, French Oceania | A French overseas possession in the South Pacific |
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| Hawaiian Islands, H.I., Sandwich Islands | A group of volcanic and coral islands in the central Pacific |
| Samoa, Samoan Islands | A group of volcanic islands in the South Pacific midway between Hawaii and Australia |
| Tonga, Kingdom of Tonga, Friendly Islands | A monarchy on a Polynesian archipelago in the South Pacific |
| Region of | Austronesia | islands of central and South Pacific (Indonesia and Melanesia and Micronesia and Polynesia) |
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| kava, kavakava | An alcoholic drink made from the aromatic roots of the kava shrub |
| taboo, tabu | A prejudice (especially in Polynesia and other South Pacific islands) that prohibits the use or mention of something because of its sacred nature |
| Spanish | Polinesia, Polynesia |
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| Catalan | Polinèsia |
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| Adjectives | Polynesian | of or relating to Polynesia or its people or culture |
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