Definitions

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  • proper noun A Trukic language of the Austronesian language family, spoken primarily on the islands of Chuuk in the Caroline Islands in Micronesia.
  • noun A member of an ethnic group in Oceania who speak the Chuukese language and constitute 48% of the population of the Federated States of Micronesia.

Etymologies

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Chuuk +‎ -ese

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Examples

  • Nationality: noun: Micronesian (s) adjective: Micronesian; Chuukese, Kosraen (s), Pohnpeian (s), Yapese

    Micronesia, Federated States of 2008

  • Ethnic groups: Chuukese 48.8%, Pohnpeian 24.2%, Kosraean 6.2%, Yapese 5.2%, Yap outer islands 4.5%, Asian 1.8%, Polynesian 1.5%, other 6.4%, unknown 1.4% (2000 census)

    Micronesia, Federated States of 2008

  • Micronesia, Federated States ofnoun: Micronesian (s) adjective: Micronesian; Chuukese, Kosraen (s), Pohnpeian (s), Yapese

    Nationality 2008

  • Micronesia, Federated States of noun: Micronesian (s) adjective: Micronesian; Chuukese, Kosraen (s), Pohnpeian (s), Yapese

    The 2004 CIA World Factbook United States. Central Intelligence Agency

  • Nationality: noun: Micronesian (s) adjective: Micronesian; Chuukese, Kosraen (s), Pohnpeian (s), Yapese

    The 2007 CIA World Factbook United States. Central Intelligence Agency

  • Nationality: noun: Micronesian (s) adjective: Micronesian; Chuukese, Kosraen (s), Pohnpeian (s), Yapese

    The 2004 CIA World Factbook United States. Central Intelligence Agency

  • Micronesia, Federated States of noun: Micronesian (s) adjective: Micronesian; Chuukese, Kosraen (s), Pohnpeian (s), Yapese

    The 2007 CIA World Factbook United States. Central Intelligence Agency

  • Nationality: noun: Micronesian (s) adjective: Micronesian; Chuukese, Kosraen (s), Pohnpeian (s), Yapese

    The 2005 CIA World Factbook United States. Central Intelligence Agency

  • Micronesia, Federated States of noun: Micronesian (s) adjective: Micronesian; Chuukese, Kosraen (s), Pohnpeian (s), Yapese

    The 2005 CIA World Factbook United States. Central Intelligence Agency

  • Chuukese, Samoan, Tongan, Korean and Vietnamese translators will interpret for non-native speakers and help them ask questions.

    Staradvertiser Headlines 2010

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