I. (ˈ)mär|kāz ə n, (ˈ)mȧ|-, -ās ə n adjective
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: Marquesa s islands, French Oceania + English -an
1.
a. : of, relating to, or characteristic of the Marquesas islands
b. : of, relating to, or characteristic of the Marquesans
2. : of, relating to, or characteristic of the Marquesan language
II. noun
( -s )
Usage: capitalized
1. : a Polynesian of the Marquesas islands
2. : the Austronesian language of the Marquesans