Samoan

noun

Sa·​mo·​an sə-ˈmō-ən How to pronounce Samoan (audio)
1
: a native or inhabitant of Samoa
2
: the Polynesian language of the Samoans
Samoan adjective

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The drama, which marks Magasiva’s directorial debut, follows a Samoan mother (Anapela Polata’ivao) who finds healing through teaching music after losing her daughter in the Christchurch earthquake. Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 21 Jan. 2025 The four women hit a Super Samoan Drop Tower of Doom to a big reaction. Alfred Konuwa, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025 Seven years later, in December 2014, the couple married in a traditional Samoan ceremony on Disney’s Castaway Cay, a private island in the Bahamas. Katie Mannion, People.com, 7 Jan. 2025 After the match, The Rock presented Roman with a sacred Samoan Ula Fala that was at stake. Shaheem Reid, Variety, 7 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for Samoan 

Word History

First Known Use

1839, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of Samoan was in 1839

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“Samoan.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Samoan. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.

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