I. təˈhēshən also täˈh- or tȧˈh- or -ēd.]ēən or -ēt] or ]iən\ adjective
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: from Tahiti, island in the southern Pacific + English -an
1.
a. : of, relating to, or characteristic of Tahiti
b. : of, relating to, or characteristic of the Tahitians
2. : of, relating to, or characteristic of the Tahitian language
II. noun
( -s )
Usage: capitalized
1. : a native or inhabitant of Tahiti
2. : the Polynesian language of the Tahitian people