Nauruan

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/nɑːˈuːɹuːən//naʊˈɹuːən/

noun

A person from Nauru or of Nauruan descent.

Similar
dei-Naoero
OriginEnglish Nauru ← German Naur ← Nauruan Naoero →
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Meanings

nounNauruan (plural Nauruans)

plural Nauruans

  1. A person from Nauru or of Nauruan descent.

    Landowners received royalties from the phosphate earnings, and many Nauruans were unemployed by choice.

    2024, Nauru Britannica

    Synonyms: dei-Naoero

adjectiveNauruan (not comparable)
  1. not comparableOf, from, or pertaining to Nauru, the Nauruan people or the Nauruan language.

    Synonyms: dei-Naoero

proper noun
  1. The language of Nauru

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA person from Nauru or of Nauruan descent.

Similar
dei-Naoero

adjectiveOf, from, or pertaining to Nauru, the Nauruan people or the Nauruan language.

Similar
dei-Naoero
Also see
dei-naoeronaoeroan

Origin

  1. NauruanNaoero
  2. GermanNaur
  3. EnglishNauru
  4. EnglishNauruan

From Nauru + -an.

Full word history & related roots →

Translations

Afrikaans Nauruaan, Nauruaans
  • Nauruaanperson from Nauru
  • Nauruaanspertaining to Nauru
  • Nauruaanslanguage of Nauru
Bulgarian науруански
  • науруански (nauruanski)language of Nauru
Catalan nauruà, nauruà
  • nauruàperson from Nauru
  • nauruàpertaining to Nauru
Czech nauruský, naurština
  • nauruskýpertaining to Nauru
  • naurštinalanguage of Nauru
Dutch Nauruaan, Nauruaans
  • Nauruaanperson from Nauru
  • Nauruaanspertaining to Nauru
  • Nauruaanslanguage of Nauru
Esperanto naurano, nauranino
  • nauranoperson from Nauru
  • nauraninoperson from Nauru
  • naura lingvolanguage of Nauru
Finnish naurulainen, naurulainen
  • naurulainenperson from Nauru
  • naurulainenpertaining to Nauru
  • naurunkielinenpertaining to Nauru
  • naurulanguage of Nauru
French Nauruan, Nauruane
  • Nauruanperson from Nauru
  • Nauruaneperson from Nauru
  • nauruanpertaining to Nauru
  • nauruanlanguage of Nauru
German Nauruer, Nauruerin
  • Nauruerperson from Nauru
  • Nauruerinperson from Nauru
  • nauruischpertaining to Nauru
  • Nauruischlanguage of Nauru
Icelandic Naúrúi, naúrúskur
  • Naúrúiperson from Nauru
  • naúrúskurpertaining to Nauru
  • naúrúskalanguage of Nauru
Italian naurano
  • nauranolanguage of Nauru
Japanese ナウル語
  • ナウル語 (Nauru-go)language of Nauru
Korean 나우루어
  • 나우루어 (naurueo)language of Nauru
Lithuanian nauriečių kalba
  • nauriečių kalbalanguage of Nauru
Norwegian Bokmål nauruer, naurisk
  • nauruerperson from Nauru
  • nauriskpertaining to Nauru
  • naurisklanguage of Nauru
Polish nauruańczyk, nauruanka
  • nauruańczykperson from Nauru
  • nauruankaperson from Nauru
  • nauruańskilanguage of Nauru
Portuguese nauruano, naoerano
  • nauruanoperson from Nauru
  • naoeranoperson from Nauru
  • nauruanopertaining to Nauru
  • nauruanolanguage of Nauru
Romanian nauruan, nauruană
  • nauruanperson from Nauru
  • nauruanăperson from Nauru
  • nauruanpertaining to Nauru
  • nauruanălanguage of Nauru
Russian науруанец, науруанка
  • науруанец (nauruanec)person from Nauru
  • науруанка (nauruanka)person from Nauru
  • науруанский (nauruanskij)pertaining to Nauru
  • науруанский (nauruanskij)language of Nauru
Spanish nauruano, nauruano
  • nauruanoperson from Nauru
  • nauruanopertaining to Nauru
  • nauruanolanguage of Nauru
Swahili Kinauru
  • Kinaurulanguage of Nauru
Turkish Naurulu
  • Nauruluperson from Nauru
Ukrainian науруанська
  • науруанська (nauruansʹka)language of Nauru
Cite this entry
APA

Nauruan. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Nauruan

MLA

“Nauruan.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Nauruan. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Nauruan,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Nauruan.

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