Polynesians
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Polynesians — Pol y*ne sians, n. pl.; sing. {Polynesian}. (Ethnol.) The race of men native in Polynesia. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Polynesians — Pol·y·ne·si·an || ‚pÉ’lɪ niËzjÉ™n n. group of languages spoken in Polynesia n. resident of Polynesia adj. of or from Polynesia, pertaining to Polynesia (group of islands in the Pacific Ocean) … English contemporary dictionary
List of Polynesians — This is a list of notable Polynesians. *Finau Ulukalala of Tonga *Hone Heke *King Kamehameha I of Hawaii *Kaahumanu *Liliuokalani *Lo au of Tonga *Queen Pomare of Tahiti *Salamasina of Samoa *Queen Sālote, Tupou IV of Tonga *King Tāufa āhau,… … Wikipedia
Polynesian — Polynesians Pol y*ne sians, n. pl.; sing. {Polynesian}. (Ethnol.) The race of men native in Polynesia. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Crown Records — has been the name of several different record labels. Contents 1 Modern Records subsidiary 1.1 Discography 1.2 Singles 1.3 Album … Wikipedia
Polynesian culture — ▪ cultural region, Pacific Ocean Introduction the beliefs and practices of the indigenous peoples of the ethnogeographic group of Pacific Islands known as Polynesia (from Greek poly ‘many and nēsoi ‘islands ). Polynesia encompasses a huge… … Universalium
Polynesian navigation — was a system of navigation used by Polynesians to routinely make long voyages across thousands of miles of open ocean. Navigators traveled to small inhabited islands using only their own senses and knowledge passed by oral tradition from… … Wikipedia
Polynesia — (from Greek: πολύς many , νῆσος island ) is a subregion of Oceania, comprising a large grouping of over 1,000 islands scattered over the central and southern Pacific Ocean. DefinitionPolynesia is generally defined as the islands within the… … Wikipedia
French Polynesia — Polynésie française (French) Pōrīnetia Farāni (Tahitian) … Wikipedia
Polynesian culture — refers to the aboriginal culture of the Polynesian speaking peoples of Polynesia and the Polynesian outliers. Polynesia. Chronologically, the development of Polynesian culture can be divided into four different historical eras: *Exploration and… … Wikipedia
