Synonyms for polynesian
ˌpɒl əˈni ʒən, -ʃənpo·ly·ne·sian

Princeton's WordNet

1. Polynesiannoun

   a native or inhabitant of Polynesia

2. Malayo-Polynesian, Polynesianadjective

   the branch of the Austronesian languages spoken from Madagascar to the central Pacific

3. Polynesianadjective

   of or relating to Polynesia or its people or culture

Matched Categories

1. • Austronesian

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1. List of paraphrases for "polynesian":

   polynesia

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1. George Kalogridis:

   We’ve also re-imagined Disney’s Polynesian Village Resort, adding many new enhancements to one of our original resort hotels.

2. Anthony Fauci:

   There have been a small number of cases of microcephaly connected to a previous outbreak of Zika in the Polynesian Islands.

3. Kara Porter:

   If its true that the justification to point a gun at this child is because they were told the suspects might be black, Hispanic or Polynesian, are they saying this officer was entitled to stop and point his gun at every male fitting that description?

4. John Grierson:

   Of course Moana, being a visual account of events in the daily life of a Polynesian youth and his family, has documentary value.

5. Fernando Aguerre:

   We salute the five candidatures, which were all excellent and well-known surf destinations, but Tahiti was truly exceptional in offering our athletes, and our sport, spectacular conditions for optimal competitions, for us, Tahiti represents the authenticity of our sport and the ISA's mission to celebrate surfing's unique culture and lifestyle, while also recalling the long history and heritage of our sport from its Polynesian origins.