Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A native or inhabitant of Fiji.
- noun A person of Fijian ancestry.
- noun The Austronesian language of Fiji.
- adjective Of or relating to Fiji or its people, language, or culture.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Of or pertaining to Fiji or the Fiji islands, or to the Fijians.
- noun An indigenous inhabitant of the Fiji islands, a group lying in the southern Pacific ocean, between the New Hebrides and the Friendly islands.
- noun Also
Feejeean .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Of or pertaining to the Fiji islands or their inhabitants.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun a person from
Fiji or of Fijian descent. - adjective Pertaining to Fiji, or its people or language.
- proper noun an Austronesian language of the Malayo-Polynesian family spoken on
Fiji . It has 650,000 speakers, including second language users.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the Oceanic language spoken on Fiji
- noun a native or inhabitant of Fiji
- adjective of or relating to Fiji or its people or language or culture
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Examples
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The request may be anything from a human life to a tribal alliance, and no Fijian is so dead to honor as to deny the request when once the tooth has been accepted.
THE WHALE TOOTH 2010
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Gusu = bully child when Yoj was little (name means mouth in Fijian)
Archive 2004-12-12 Maggie Jochild 2004
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Yalewa = less than completely competent pilot at Lofthall (name means woman in Fijian)
SKENE CAST OF CHARACTERS Maggie Jochild 2004
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Gusu = bully child when Yoj was little (name means mouth in Fijian)
SKENE CAST OF CHARACTERS Maggie Jochild 2004
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Yalewa = less than completely competent pilot at Lofthall (name means woman in Fijian)
Archive 2004-12-12 Maggie Jochild 2004
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The request may be anything from a human life to a tribal alliance, and no Fijian is so dead to honor as to deny the request when once the tooth has been accepted.
The Whale Tooth 1911
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You must have a lesson in Fijian; now that I hope you are instructed in English.
The Old Helmet 1864
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WHO and the National Centre for Health Promotion (NCHP) have developed proper guidance notes and health promotion materials in English, Fijian and Hindi.
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I walked out into the muggy morning, hid in a stairwell, and called a Fijian friend.
Boing Boing 2009
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Earlier Fiji's Rugby Team Caught in Funding Dispute Fiji's rugby team, known as the Fijian Flyers, is ranked 10th internationally.
Fiji to Play in Rugby World Cup Lucy Craymer 2011
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