Library / English Dictionary

SAMOAN

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A native or inhabitant of the Samoan Islands

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("Samoan" is a kind of...):

Polynesian (a native or inhabitant of Polynesia)

Holonyms ("Samoan" is a member of...):

Samoa; Samoan Islands (a group of volcanic islands in the South Pacific midway between Hawaii and Australia; its climate and scenery and Polynesian culture make it a popular tourist stop)

 II. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of or relating to Samoa or its people or language or culture

Example:

Samoan fishing industry

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

Samoa (a constitutional monarchy on the western part of the islands of Samoa in the South Pacific)

Derivation:

Samoa (a constitutional monarchy on the western part of the islands of Samoa in the South Pacific)

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