Otaheitan

adj, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A Tahitian. obsolete
Adjective
  1. 1
    Tahitian. archaic, historical

    "Whether in Otaheitan groves accurst, / Or Europe's polisht scenes the fiend be nurst."

Example

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"Whether in Otaheitan groves accurst, / Or Europe's polisht scenes the fiend be nurst."

Etymology

From Otaheite + -an.

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