Polynesia

Speech parts

1. Polynesia - Noun

2. Polynesia - Proper noun

Meaning

the islands in the eastern part of Oceania

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

Australia and New Zealand polynesian maori tahitian atoll Australasia Central Asia Tahiti Cook Islands coral reef Aotearoa Asia Pacific Gilbert and Ellice Islands Adamstown Hawaiki
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Related terms

polynesian

Examples

A 2009 study by Norwegian researcher Erik Thorsby citation suggested that there was some merit to Heyerdahl's ideas and that, while Polynesia was colonized from Asia, some contact with South America also existed. Source: Internet

After the birthday trip, Kim accidentally started after revealing the precautions she took before flying out her entourage to The Brando, which is a luxurious resort on Tetiaroa, a private island in French Polynesia. Source: Internet

Alexander Ioannidis from Stanford University in California and his international colleagues analysed genetic data from more than 800 living indigenous inhabitants of coastal South America and French Polynesia. Source: Internet

Anthropologist and National Geographic Explorer-in-Residence Wade Davis also criticised Heyerdahl's theory in his 2009 book The Wayfinders, which explores the history of Polynesia. Source: Internet

A polished basalt breadfruit pounder used by the Tahitian people of French Polynesia. Source: Internet

But all over Polynesia, Heyerdahl found indications that Tiki's peaceable race had not been able to hold the islands alone for long. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

polynemoid polyneopteran polyneopterous polynesian Polynesian arrowroot Polynesian chestnut