Samoan

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/səˈməʊ.ən//ˈsɑː.məʊ.ən//ˈsaː.mo.an/New Zealand/ˈsaːˌmaʉ̯.ən/

noun

A person from Samoa or of Samoan descent.

Less commonScrabble 8

Meanings

nounSamoan (countable and uncountable, plural Samoans)

plural Samoans

  1. countableA person from Samoa or of Samoan descent.
  2. uncountableThe Samoan language.
adjectiveSamoan (not comparable)
  1. not comparableOf, from, or pertaining to Samoa, the Samoan people or the Samoan language.

Origin

  1. SamoanSāmoa
  2. EnglishSamoa
  3. EnglishSamoan

From Samoa + -an.

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Translations

Afrikaans Samoaan, Samoaans
  • Samoaanperson
  • SamoaansSamoan language
  • Samoaansof or pertaining to Samoa
Catalan samoà, samoana
  • samoàperson
  • samoanaperson
  • samoàSamoan language
  • samoàof or pertaining to Samoa
  • samoanaof or pertaining to Samoa
Chinese Mandarin 薩摩亞語 /萨摩亚语
  • 薩摩亞語 /萨摩亚语 (Sàmóyàyǔ)Samoan language
Czech Samojec, Samojka
  • Samojecperson
  • Samojkaperson
  • samojštinaSamoan language
  • samojskýof or pertaining to Samoa
Dutch Samoaan, Samoaanse
  • Samoaanperson
  • Samoaanseperson
  • SamoaansSamoan language
  • Samoaansof or pertaining to Samoa
Esperanto samoano, samoanino
  • samoanoperson
  • samoaninoperson
  • samoaof or pertaining to Samoa
Finnish samoalainen, samoa
  • samoalainenperson
  • samoaSamoan language
  • samoalainenof or pertaining to Samoa
  • samoankielinenof or pertaining to Samoa
French Samoan, Samoen
  • Samoanperson
  • Samoenperson
  • Samoënperson
  • Samoïenperson
  • samoanof or pertaining to Samoa
German Samoaner, Samoanerin
  • Samoanerperson
  • Samoanerinperson
  • samoanischof or pertaining to Samoa
Greek Σαμοανός, Σαμοανή
  • Σαμοανός (Samoanós)person
  • Σαμοανή (Samoaní)person
  • σαμοανικά (samoaniká)Samoan language
Hawaiian Kāmoa, Kāmoa
  • Kāmoaperson
  • Kāmoaof or pertaining to Samoa
Italian samoano, samoana
  • samoanoperson
  • samoanaperson
  • samoanoSamoan language
  • samoanoof or pertaining to Samoa
  • samoanaof or pertaining to Samoa
Japanese サモア人, サモア語
  • サモア人 (samoa-jin)person
  • サモア語 (samoa-go)Samoan language
Norwegian Bokmål samoaner, samoansk
  • samoanerperson
  • samoanskSamoan language
  • samoanskof or pertaining to Samoa
Polish Samoańczyk, Samoanka
  • Samoańczykperson
  • Samoankaperson
  • samoańskiSamoan language
  • samoańskiof or pertaining to Samoa
Portuguese samoano, samoano
  • samoanoperson
  • samoanoSamoan language
  • samoanoof or pertaining to Samoa
Romanian samoan, samoană
  • samoanperson
  • samoanăperson
  • samoanăSamoan language
  • samoanof or pertaining to Samoa
Russian самоанец, самоанка
  • самоанец (samoanec)person
  • самоанка (samoanka)person
  • самоанский (samoanskij)Samoan language
  • самоанский (samoanskij)of or pertaining to Samoa
Spanish samoano, samoana
  • samoanoperson
  • samoanaperson
  • samoanoof or pertaining to Samoa
Swedish samoan, samoanska
  • samoanperson
  • samoanskaSamoan language
  • samoanskof or pertaining to Samoa
Turkish Samoalı, Samoaca
  • Samoalıperson
  • SamoacaSamoan language

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

Source: Samoan on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.