Meanings
comparative more Polynesian · superlative most Polynesian
- Of, from, or pertaining to Polynesia.
plural Polynesians
- A person from Polynesia.
He felt having a Micronesian navigator meant he needed a pureblooded Polynesian, preferably a Hawaiian, as captain.
2007 May 27, Douglas Martin, “Kawika Kapahulehua Dies; Hawaiian Seafarer Was 76”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 08 Jun 20211 more example
Blackbirding was the euphemism given to the slave-trading that occurred in the Pacific from the mid-1800s through to the early-1900s. According to one study, blackbirding, [as] “the practice of luring Melanesians and Polynesians to toil for next to nothing was called”, involved upwards of 60,000 people between 1863 and 1904 (Horne, 2007, p. 2).
2008, Andrew David Grainger, The Browning of the All Blacks: Pacific Peoples, Rugby, and the Cultural Politics of Identity in New Zealand, page 326
- A language group spoken by these people.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounthe branch of the Austronesian languages spoken from Madagascar to the central Pacific
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Translations
Catalan polinesi, polinesi
- polinesiof, from, or pertaining to Polynesia
- polinesiperson from Polynesia
- polinesilanguage group of Polynesia
Czech polynéský, Polynésan
- polynéskýof, from, or pertaining to Polynesia
- Polynésanperson from Polynesia
Dutch Polynesisch, Polynesiër
- Polynesischof, from, or pertaining to Polynesia
- Polynesiërperson from Polynesia
- Polynesischeperson from Polynesia
Esperanto polineziano, polinezianino
- polinezianoperson from Polynesia
- polinezianinoperson from Polynesia
Finnish polynesialainen, polynesialainen
- polynesialainenof, from, or pertaining to Polynesia
- polynesialainenperson from Polynesia
French Polynésien, Polynésienne
- Polynésienperson from Polynesia
- Polynésienneperson from Polynesia
German polynesisch, Polynesier
- polynesischof, from, or pertaining to Polynesia
- Polynesierperson from Polynesia
Greek πολυνησιακός, Πολυνήσιος
- πολυνησιακός (polynisiakós)of, from, or pertaining to Polynesia
- Πολυνήσιος (Polynísios)person from Polynesia
- Πολυνήσια (Polynísia)person from Polynesia
- πολυνησιακά (polynisiaká)language group of Polynesia
Hawaiian Polenekia, Polenekia
- Polenekiaof, from, or pertaining to Polynesia
- Polenekiaperson from Polynesia
Hungarian polinéz
- polinézof, from, or pertaining to Polynesia
Icelandic pólýnesískur
- pólýnesískurof, from, or pertaining to Polynesia
Italian polinesiano, polinesiana
- polinesianoperson from Polynesia
- polinesianaperson from Polynesia
Norwegian Bokmål polynesisk, polynesier
- polynesiskof, from, or pertaining to Polynesia
- polynesierperson from Polynesia
Polish polinezyjski, Polinezyjczyk
- polinezyjskiof, from, or pertaining to Polynesia
- Polinezyjczykperson from Polynesia
- Polinezyjkaperson from Polynesia
- język polinezyjskilanguage group of Polynesia
Portuguese polinésio, polinésio
- polinésioof, from, or pertaining to Polynesia
- polinésioperson from Polynesia
- polinésiolanguage group of Polynesia
Russian полинези́ец, полинези́йка
- полинези́ец (polinɛzíjec)person from Polynesia
- полинези́йка (polinɛzíjka)person from Polynesia
Spanish polinesio, polinesio
- polinesioof, from, or pertaining to Polynesia
- polinesioperson from Polynesia
Swedish polynesisk
- polynesiskof, from, or pertaining to Polynesia
Tagalog Dampuluanin, Dampuluanin
- Dampuluaninof, from, or pertaining to Polynesia
- Dampuluaninperson from Polynesia
Ukrainian полінезі́йський, полінезі́єць
- полінезі́йський (polinezíjsʹkyj)of, from, or pertaining to Polynesia
- полінезі́єць (polinezíjecʹ)person from Polynesia
- полінезі́йка (polinezíjka)person from Polynesia
Vietnamese người Pô-li-nê-di, (thuộc) Pô-li-nê-di
- người Pô-li-nê-diperson from Polynesia
- (thuộc) Pô-li-nê-dilanguage group of Polynesia
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with Polynesian
Cite this entry
Polynesian. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Polynesian
“Polynesian.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Polynesian. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Polynesian,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Polynesian.
Source: Polynesian on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.