Meanings
adjectiveMarshallese (not comparable)
- not comparableOf or pertaining to the Marshall Islands, its people, or its language.
proper noun
- The Austronesian language of the Marshall Islands.
nounMarshallese (countable and uncountable, plural Marshallese)
- countablein pluraluncountableAn inhabitant of the Marshall Islands.
Synonyms & antonyms
Also see
Origin
From Marshall (“Marshall Islands”) + -ese.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Afrikaans Marshalleilands, Marshallees
- Marshalleilandsof or pertaining to the Marshall Islands, its people, or its language
- Marshalleeslanguage
- Marshalleilanderinhabitant
Catalan marshallès, marshallès
- marshallèsof or pertaining to the Marshall Islands, its people, or its language
- marshallèslanguage
- marshallèsinhabitant
- marshallesainhabitant
Czech maršalština
- maršalštinalanguage
Danish marshallesisk
- marshallesisklanguage
Dutch Marshallees
- Marshalleeslanguage
Esperanto marŝala
- marŝalalanguage
Finnish marshallinsaarelainen, marshallinkielinen
- marshallinsaarelainenof or pertaining to the Marshall Islands, its people, or its language
- marshallinkielinenof or pertaining to the Marshall Islands, its people, or its language
- marshallilanguage
- marshallin kielilanguage
- marshallinsaarelaineninhabitant
French marshallais
- marshallaislanguage
German marshallesisch, Marshallisch
- marshallesischof or pertaining to the Marshall Islands, its people, or its language
- Marshallischlanguage
Irish Mairseallach, Mairsillis
- Mairseallachof or pertaining to the Marshall Islands, its people, or its language
- Mairsillislanguage
- Mairseallachinhabitant
Italian marshallese
- marshalleseof or pertaining to the Marshall Islands, its people, or its language
Norwegian Bokmål marshallesisk, marshallesisk
- marshallesiskof or pertaining to the Marshall Islands, its people, or its language
- marshallesisklanguage
- marshalleserinhabitant
Portuguese marshallês, marshallês
- marshallêsof or pertaining to the Marshall Islands, its people, or its language
- marshallêslanguage
- marshallêsinhabitant
Romanian marshallez, marshalleză
- marshallezof or pertaining to the Marshall Islands, its people, or its language
- marshallezălanguage
- marshallezinhabitant
- marshallezăinhabitant
Russian маршалльский
- маршалльский (maršallʹskij)language
Spanish marshalés, marshalés
- marshalésof or pertaining to the Marshall Islands, its people, or its language
- marshaléslanguage
- marshalésinhabitant
Swedish marshalliska
- marshalliskalanguage
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with Marshallese
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All rhymes →Cite this entry
APA
Marshallese. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Marshallese
MLA
“Marshallese.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Marshallese. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Marshallese,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Marshallese.
Source: Marshallese on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.