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- proper noun
Easter Island - proper noun An Eastern Polynesian language spoken by the the inhabitants of
Easter Island . - noun The native Polynesian inhabitants of
Easter Island .
Etymologies
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Examples
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Easter Island (aka Rapa Nui) is fascinating due to its remote location in the South Pacific Ocean and its cultural achievement, yielding hundreds of giant stone monoliths.
WordPress.com News Mitch Chester 2009
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The Easter Island compound - called rapamycin after the island's Polynesian name Rapa Nui - was found to extend expected lifespan by 38 per cent when tested on mice.
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Hunt proposed this, and German ecologists Andreas Mieth and Hans-Rudolf Bork think this was a contributing factor, along with the "slash-and-burn" agriculture practiced on Rapa Nui, which is too small for this type of practice to be sustainable.
NotionsCapital 2009
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Easter Island, also known as Rapa Nui, is a Polynesian island located some 3,500 kilometers off the west coast of Chile.
Gaea Times (by Simple Thoughts) Breaking News and incisive views 24/7 2009
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Easter Island (aka Rapa Nui) is fascinating due to its remote location in the South Pacific Ocean and its cultural achievement, yielding hundreds of giant stone monoliths.
WordPress.com News 2009
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The islanders themselves call their home "Rapa Nui," which in their native Polynesian tongue means "Big Rapa" ...
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To market the device, he and Ms. Maggi formed Kiba Technologies LLC—short for kiba kiba , which means "peace" in the Rapa Nui language.
If a Child's in Need…Start a Business Chuck Green 2011
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Métraux, too, blamed the "hideous atrocities" of foreign slavers for the near-extermination of Rapa Nui's people.
Don't Blame the Natives Charles C. Mann 2011
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Hunt and Lipo had no intention of challenging Mr. Diamond when they began research on Rapa Nui.
Don't Blame the Natives Charles C. Mann 2011
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To market the device, he and Ms. Maggi formed Kiba Technologies LLC—short for kiba kiba , which means "peace" in the Rapa Nui language.
If a Child's in Need…Start a Business Chuck Green 2011
fbharjo commented on the word Rapa Nui
Easter Island - easy to phone but hard to get to
August 25, 2010
madmouth commented on the word Rapa Nui
teehee!
August 25, 2010