Otaheitan

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noun

A Tahitian.

First used 18th–19th c.Scrabble 12
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Meanings

nounOtaheitan (plural Otaheitans)

plural Otaheitans · alternative Otaheitean

  1. obsoleteA Tahitian.First known use 18th–19th c.
adjectiveOtaheitan (comparative more Otaheitan, superlative most Otaheitan)

comparative more Otaheitan · superlative most Otaheitan · alternative Otaheitean

  1. archaichistoricalTahitian.First known use 18th c.

    Whether in Otaheitan groves accurst, / Or Europe's polisht scenes the fiend be nurst.

    1810, Lucy Aikin, Epistles on Women
    1 more example

    [A]pparently Sandwich's Otaheitean servant, Omiah, had frequently observed the familiarities between the lovers and, although mute, reported the events in gestures and signs to Lord Sandwich who then threatened to cut her off.

    2004, Julie Peakman, Lascivious Bodies, Atlantic Books, published 2005, page 127

Origin

From Otaheite + -an.

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APA

Otaheitan. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Otaheitan

MLA

“Otaheitan.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Otaheitan. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Otaheitan,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Otaheitan.

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