Samoan

adj, noun

adj, noun ·3 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A person from Samoa or of Samoan descent. countable
  2. 2
    a native or inhabitant of the Samoan Islands wordnet
  3. 3
    The Samoan language. uncountable
Adjective
  1. 1
    Of, from, or pertaining to Samoa, the Samoan people or the Samoan language. not-comparable
Adjective
  1. 1
    of or relating to Samoa or its people or language or culture wordnet

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Example

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"I have been wishing to travel to French Polynesia, including Tahiti and Bora Bora. There was a phase in my life wherein I studied Malayo-Polynesian languages such as Samoan, Tahitian, Hawaiian, Indonesian, Ilocano, and so forth. I have a book collection of them. I do have Austronesian ancestry. Some researchers call it "Sundadont," whilst I have also "Sinodont" and "Eurodont" ancestries."

Etymology

From Samoa + -an.

Related phrases

Samoan ebony

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