Polynesian
noun
Poly·ne·sian
ˌpä-lə-ˈnē-zhən 
-shən
-shən
1
: a member of any of the indigenous peoples of Polynesia
2
: a group of Austronesian languages spoken in Polynesia
Polynesian
adjective
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Additionally, the parade has featured Irish, Colombian, Polynesian, Brazilian, South Asia, Korean, Puerto Rican, Caribbean, Chinese, Indonesian, Peruvian, LGTBQ+ organizations and more.
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Sharene Shariatzadeh, Chicago Tribune, 18 Oct. 2024
There’s also a $12 zero-proof Polynesian Punch made with Lyre’s Spiced Cane Spirit, orange, pineapple, passionfruit, guava, soda water and a hibiscus ginger beer.
—Eve Chen, USA TODAY, 14 Oct. 2024
For accommodations, a brand new hotel tower is opening in December at the iconic Disney’s Polynesian Village Resort.
—Carly Caramanna, Travel + Leisure, 1 Oct. 2024
That finding supports earlier hints that Polynesian Rapanui mixed with Native Americans from South America some 600 to 800 years ago, perhaps by making round-trip voyages to the South American coast.
—Byrodrigo Pérez Ortega, science.org, 11 Sep. 2024
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Sharene Shariatzadeh, Chicago Tribune, 18 Oct. 2024
There’s also a $12 zero-proof Polynesian Punch made with Lyre’s Spiced Cane Spirit, orange, pineapple, passionfruit, guava, soda water and a hibiscus ginger beer.
—Eve Chen, USA TODAY, 14 Oct. 2024
For accommodations, a brand new hotel tower is opening in December at the iconic Disney’s Polynesian Village Resort.
—Carly Caramanna, Travel + Leisure, 1 Oct. 2024
That finding supports earlier hints that Polynesian Rapanui mixed with Native Americans from South America some 600 to 800 years ago, perhaps by making round-trip voyages to the South American coast.
—Byrodrigo Pérez Ortega, science.org, 11 Sep. 2024
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Polynesian
noun
Poly·ne·sian
ˌpäl-ə-ˈnē-zhən
-shən
-shən
1
: a member of any of the Indigenous peoples of Polynesia
2
: a group of languages spoken in Polynesia
Polynesian
adjective
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