Palauan

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US/pəˈlaʊ.ɨn/

proper noun

A language spoken in the Pacific, in the Republic of Palau. It is a member of the Austronesian family of languages, and is considered to be one of two languages in Micronesia belonging to the Western Austronesian group, all others considered to be members of the Oceanic subgroup.

OriginEnglish Palau ← Palauan Bela →
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Meanings

proper noun

alternative Belauan

  1. A language spoken in the Pacific, in the Republic of Palau. It is a member of the Austronesian family of languages, and is considered to be one of two languages in Micronesia belonging to the Western Austronesian group, all others considered to be members of the Oceanic subgroup.
nounPalauan (plural Palauans)

plural Palauans · alternative Belauan

  1. Someone from Palau.
adjectivePalauan (not comparable)

alternative Belauan

  1. not comparableFrom or relating to Palau.

Origin

  1. PalauanBela
  2. EnglishPalau
  3. EnglishPalauan

From Palau + -an.

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Translations

Afrikaans Palaus, Belaus
  • Palauslanguage
  • Belauslanguage
  • Palauersomeone from Palau
  • Belauersomeone from Palau
  • Palausfrom or relating to Palau
  • Belausfrom or relating to Palau
Chinese Cantonese 帕勞語 /帕劳语
  • 帕勞語 /帕劳语 (paak³ lou⁴ jyu⁵)language
Chinese Mandarin 帕勞語 /帕劳语
  • 帕勞語 /帕劳语 (Pàláoyǔ)language
Czech palauský
  • palauskýfrom or relating to Palau
Esperanto palaŭano, palaŭanino
  • palaŭanosomeone from Palau
  • palaŭaninosomeone from Palau
Finnish palau, palaulainen
  • palaulanguage
  • palaulainensomeone from Palau
  • palaulainenfrom or relating to Palau
French Palaosien, Palaosienne
  • Palaosiensomeone from Palau
  • Palaosiennesomeone from Palau
  • Palaoissomeone from Palau
  • Palaoisesomeone from Palau
German Palauer, Palauerin
  • Palauersomeone from Palau
  • Palauerinsomeone from Palau
Icelandic palaúiska, Palaúi
  • palaúiskalanguage
  • Palaúisomeone from Palau
  • palaúiskurfrom or relating to Palau
Italian palauano, palauano
  • palauanolanguage
  • palauanosomeone from Palau
  • palauanofrom or relating to Palau
Japanese パラオ語
  • パラオ語 (Parao-go)language
Korean 팔라우어
  • 팔라우어 (pallaueo)language
Norwegian Bokmål palauisk, palauer
  • palauisklanguage
  • palauersomeone from Palau
  • palauiskfrom or relating to Palau
Portuguese palauano
  • palauanolanguage
Romanian palauană, palauan
  • palauanălanguage
  • palauansomeone from Palau
  • palauanăsomeone from Palau
  • palauanfrom or relating to Palau
Russian палауский, палау
  • палауский (palauskij)language
  • палау (palau)language
  • белау (belau)language
Spanish palauano, palauano
  • palauanosomeone from Palau
  • palauanofrom or relating to Palau
Swedish palauiska, palauer
  • palauiskalanguage
  • palauersomeone from Palau
  • palauiskfrom or relating to Palau
Turkish Palaulu
  • Palaulusomeone from Palau
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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