Pacific Islander
noun
plural Pacific Islanders
: a native or a descendant of a native of one of the islands of Melanesia, Micronesia, or Polynesia in the Pacific Ocean
Examples of Pacific Islander in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
Celebrating Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month Our best stories about the vast histories and cultures of Americans with ancestry in Asia and the Pacific.
—
JSTOR Daily, 8 Jan. 2025
Two others are minorities — Brigham Young’s Kalani Sitake (Pacific Islander) and Baylor’s Dave Aranda (Mexican).
—Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 6 Jan. 2025
Collectively, the creators in attendance commanded over 290 million subscribers, showcasing the immense reach and influence of the AAPI (Asian American Pacific Islander) creator community.
—Cherie Brooke Luo, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025
Mielke underscored that the national recognition from Carter wouldn’t have been possible without decades of work from Asian American and Pacific Islander advocates and legislators themselves, who had long championed the racial group.
—Kimmy Yam, NBC News, 30 Dec. 2024
See all Example Sentences for Pacific Islander 
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
JSTOR Daily, 8 Jan. 2025
Two others are minorities — Brigham Young’s Kalani Sitake (Pacific Islander) and Baylor’s Dave Aranda (Mexican).
—Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 6 Jan. 2025
Collectively, the creators in attendance commanded over 290 million subscribers, showcasing the immense reach and influence of the AAPI (Asian American Pacific Islander) creator community.
—Cherie Brooke Luo, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025
Mielke underscored that the national recognition from Carter wouldn’t have been possible without decades of work from Asian American and Pacific Islander advocates and legislators themselves, who had long championed the racial group.
—Kimmy Yam, NBC News, 30 Dec. 2024
See all Example Sentences for Pacific Islander
Dictionary Entries Near Pacific Islander
Cite this Entry
“Pacific Islander.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Pacific%20Islander. Accessed 16 Jan. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share