Ellicean

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adjective

Of or relating to a group of languages spoken in Polynesian outliers in Micronesia, Papua New Guinea, and the northern Solomon Islands, as well as Tuvalu.

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Meanings

adjectiveEllicean (comparative more Ellicean, superlative most Ellicean)

comparative more Ellicean · superlative most Ellicean

  1. Of or relating to a group of languages spoken in Polynesian outliers in Micronesia, Papua New Guinea, and the northern Solomon Islands, as well as Tuvalu.

Origin

From Ellice + -an, named from the Ellice Islands (colonial name of Tuvalu).

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APA

Ellicean. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ellicean

MLA

“Ellicean.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ellicean. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Ellicean,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ellicean.

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