Phrase Hound found 19 phrases and 4 compound words that contain polynesian. The most common are listed below. Open polynesian in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 19
- Proto-PolynesianThe hypothetical ancestor language or protolanguage of most Polynesian languages.
- Malayo-PolynesianA subgroup of languages of the Austronesian language family, mostly dispersed around the islands of Southeast Asia and the Pacific Ocean.
- French PolynesianOf, from, or pertaining to French Polynesia.
- Polynesian ratRattus exulans, the third most numerous species of rat on Earth.
- Polynesian TriangleA region of the Pacific Ocean, settled by Polynesians, that is roughly triangular, extending from vertexes approximately at New Zealand, Easter Island, Hawaii. This is sometimes used to define the region of Polynesia.
- Proto-Nuclear PolynesianA proposed common ancestor to the group of Nuclear Polynesian languages.
- Proto-Malayo-PolynesianA proposed common ancestor to the group of Malayo-Polynesian languages.
- Central-Eastern Malayo-PolynesianA proposed language family under the Malayo-Polynesian languages consisting of over 700 languages.
- Proto-Eastern Malayo-PolynesianA proposed common ancestor to the group of Eastern Malayo-Polynesian languages.
- Proto-Western Malayo-PolynesianA proposed common ancestor to the group of Western Malayo-Polynesian languages.
- Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-PolynesianA proposed common ancestor to the group of Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian languages.
- Polynesian chestnutSynonym of Tahitian chestnut (Inocarpus fagifer)
- Polynesian ratsplural of Polynesian rat: Rattus exulans, the third most numerous species of rat on Earth.
- Polynesian tree snailAny snail of many species of arboreal land snails of the genera Partula and Somoana, family Partulidae, inhabiting Pacific islands.
- Polynesian arrowrootA plant with starchy tubers used like true arrowroot (Tacca leontopetaloides)
- Proto-Eastern PolynesianA proposed common ancestor to the group of Eastern Polynesian languages.
- Proto-Central Malayo-PolynesianA proposed common ancestor to the group of Central Malayo-Polynesian languages.
- Polynesian chestnutsplural of Polynesian chestnut: Synonym of Tahitian chestnut (Inocarpus fagifer)
- Polynesian tree snailsplural of Polynesian tree snail: Any snail of many species of arboreal land snails of the genera Partula and Somoana, family Partulidae, inhabiting Pacific islands.
Compound words 4
- EuronesianOf mixed European and Pacific Islander ancestry, regardless of the continent of origin.
- PolynesianistSomeone who studies Polynesian culture or history academically.
- PolynesiannessThe quality of being Polynesian.
- Polynesianistsplural of Polynesianist: Someone who studies Polynesian culture or history academically.