MICRONESIAN


Meaning of MICRONESIAN in English

I. |mīkrə|nēzh]ən also -ēsh] or -ēzē]\ adjective

Usage: usually capitalized

Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary, from New Latin Micronesia, islands of the western Pacific ocean east of the Philippines + International Scientific Vocabulary -an, adjective suffix

1.

a. : of, relating to, or characteristic of Micronesia

b. : of, relating to, or characteristic of the Micronesians

2. : of, relating to, or characteristic of the Micronesian languages

II. noun

( -s )

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary, from micronesian (I)

1. : a native or inhabitant of Micronesia

2. : a group of Austronesian languages spoken in the Micronesian islands

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.