Polynesia
pronunciation
How to pronounce Polynesia in British English:
UK [ˌpɒlɪˈniːʒə]
How to pronounce Polynesia in American English:
US [ˌpɑˌlɪˈniʒə]
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- Noun:
- the islands in the eastern part of Oceania
Word Origin
- Polynesia (n.)
- 1758, Latinization of French polynésie, coined 1756 by French writer Charles de Brosses (1709-1777) in "Histoire des navigations aux terres australes, contenant ce que l'on sait des moeurs et des productions des contrées découvertes jusqu'à ce jour" (and first in English in a review of it), coined from Greek polys "many" (see poly-) + nesos "island" (see Chersonese). Related: Polynesian.
Example
- 1. Local legend has it that the script was brought by boat when the island was settled from polynesia
- 2. In polynesia , it is served raw and was once considered " royal food , " only eaten by the king .
- 3. Being french I felt I couldn 't really put french men on the list as it could be judged unfair ...... but I couldn 't resist to french polynesia !
- 4. With a few exceptions such as anthropological monographs of canoe design in polynesia the data 's just too messy .
- 5. The turquoise lagoon of french polynesia 's mataiva atoll stands out against the dark blue of the surrounding pacific ocean in an image taken by an astronaut on august 13 .