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Polynesian culture seamlessly integrates hospitality, and both the crew and the islanders were happy to share their beliefs and traditions.
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Jeri Clausing, AFAR Media, 24 Mar. 2025
Listen to this article The winners of Greenland’s elections repeated the islanders’ widespread criticism of Donald Trump after claiming victory Wednesday.
—Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 12 Mar. 2025
Preparing an amateur soccer squad featuring police officers, builders and transport workers, Fiji manager Rob Sherman is under no illusions about the task at hand as the Pacific islanders look to pull off the unthinkable and qualify for the 2026 World Cup.
—Reuters, NBC News, 6 Mar. 2025
The islanders can no more control whether the whales come or go than Ella can control her cancer or Mayor Annie can corral a group of quibbling, digressing neighbors into decisive action.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 6 Mar. 2025
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Jeri Clausing, AFAR Media, 24 Mar. 2025
Listen to this article The winners of Greenland’s elections repeated the islanders’ widespread criticism of Donald Trump after claiming victory Wednesday.
—Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 12 Mar. 2025
Preparing an amateur soccer squad featuring police officers, builders and transport workers, Fiji manager Rob Sherman is under no illusions about the task at hand as the Pacific islanders look to pull off the unthinkable and qualify for the 2026 World Cup.
—Reuters, NBC News, 6 Mar. 2025
The islanders can no more control whether the whales come or go than Ella can control her cancer or Mayor Annie can corral a group of quibbling, digressing neighbors into decisive action.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 6 Mar. 2025
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“Islander.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/islander. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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islander
noun
is·land·er
ˈī-lən-dər 
: a person born or living on an island
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