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Pohnpeian

Definitions

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  • adjective in, from or otherwise relating to the island state Pohnpei, the former Ponape, in Micronesia, or its people
  • adjective in or otherwise relating to the (Micronesian) Pohnpeian language
  • noun A member or descendant of the Micronesian people of Pohnpei
  • proper noun The Micronesian language of the island state of Pohnpei

Etymologies

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From Pohnpei island (state; part of the Federated States of Micronesia; until 1984 known as Ponape) + -ian

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Examples

  • I have made serious attempts at learning five foreign languages: Spanish, Chamorro, Pohnpeian, Japanese and Arabic.

    BestScienceFictionStories.com » Post Topic » Six Science Fiction Stories That Include Difficult Alien Languages 2009

  • 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

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

    Micronesia, Federated States of 2008

  • I don't know what it is about Micronesian orthographies, but none but Pohnpeian seem to have won wide acceptance.

    languagehat.com: CHAMORRO. 2005

  • 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 2007 CIA World Factbook United States. Central Intelligence Agency

  • Nationality: noun: Micronesian (s) adjective: Micronesian; Kosrae (s), Pohnpeian (s), Trukese, Yapese

    The 1999 CIA 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

  • 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

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synonyms (1)

Words with the same meaning

  1. Ponapeian

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