Tikopia

noun

Ti·​ko·​pia

tə̇ˈkōpēə

plural Tikopia or Tikopias

1

a

: a Polynesian people on Tikopia, Solomon islands

b

: a member of such people

2

: the language of the Tikopia people

Word History

Etymology

from Tikopia, one of the Solomon islands

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