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Polynesian Airlines(tourism)
Polynesian Airlines code(tourism)
Polynesian Airlines flights(tourism)
Polynesian Limited Address(tourism)

Polynesian (iou)



Polynesian adjective & noun. E19.
[from Polynesia (see below), from POLY- + Greek nesos island + -IA1: see -AN.]
A. adjective. Of or pertaining to Polynesia, a large collection of island-groups in the central and western Pacific Ocean, which includes New Zealand, Hawaii, Samoa, etc. (usu. excluding Melanesia and Micronesia). Also, of, pertaining to, or designating any of the Austronesian languages of Polynesia. E19.
Polynesian rat a small herbivorous rat, Rattus exulans, of SE Asia, New Zealand, and the Pacific islands; also called kiore.
b. noun. A native or inhabitant of Polynesia. Also, the Polynesian languages as a group. E19.