polynesians Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a native or inhabitant of Polynesia
    Polynesian.
  2. noun the branch of the Austronesian languages spoken from Madagascar to the central Pacific
    Malayo-Polynesian; Polynesian.

WordNet

Pol`y*ne"sians noun plural
Wordforms
singular Polynesian
Definitions
  1. (Ethnol.) The race of men native in Polynesia.

Webster 1913