Word info

Polynesians

Meaning

The race of men native in Polynesia.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Examples

I'm looking forward to the time when we all look like Polynesians. Henry Louis Gates

The Polynesians used to have a system where they proclaimed a fishing area as 'taboo.' If any fisherman was caught fishing in a taboo area, they would be killed. The Polynesians understood that the fish had to be given a chance to recover. Paul Watson

Ancestors of the Polynesians found the trees growing in northwest New Guinea around 3,500 years ago. Source: Internet

Anthropologists believe that all Polynesians have descended from a South Pacific proto-culture created by an Austronesian (Malayo-Polynesian) people that had migrated from Southeast Asia. Source: Internet

Bright stars were important to the ancient Polynesians for navigation between the many islands and atolls of the Pacific Ocean. Source: Internet

In contrast, most of the Polynesians had golden-brown skin, raven-black hair, and rather flat noses. Source: Internet

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