Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Of or relating to the islands of Samoa.
- adjective Of or relating to the country of Samoa or the territory of American Samoa.
- noun A native or inhabitant of the islands or country of Samoa.
- noun The Polynesian language of the Samoans.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Of or pertaining to Samoa (also called the Samoan or Navigators' Islands), an island kingdom of the Pacific, lying about latitude 14° south, longitude 169° to 173° west. It is under the supervision of the United States, Great Britain. and Germany.
- noun A native or an inhabitant of Samoa.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Of or pertaining to the Samoan Islands (formerly called Navigators' Islands) in the South Pacific Ocean, or their inhabitants.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A person from
Samoa or of Samoan descent. - proper noun The Samoan language.
- adjective Of, from, or pertaining to Samoa, the Samoan people or the Samoan language.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a native or inhabitant of the Samoan Islands
- adjective of or relating to Samoa or its people or language or culture
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Examples
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Yes, It is very indeed sad for people in Samoan really so awful struck earthquake/Tsunami … ..
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Show some pity on those persons bilingual in Samoan who have been sadly disappointed with their resume rejections with the CIA since 9/11 too, Lisa.
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So I called my Samoan cook, Harry, to learn what he knew about the matter.
Rídan The Devil And Other Stories 1899 Louis Becke 1884
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The assailant is described as a Samoan or Pacific Islander in his late 20s, with a goatee and ponytail, who stands more than 6 feet tall and weighs more than 220 pounds.
SFGate: Top News Stories hlee@sfchronicle.com (Henry K. Lee 2011
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Mile High Milo, Ty called the Samoan bouncer who filled up the entryway.
Good Girl Gone Bad Karin Tabke 2006
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The Samoan was the most interesting, taking his palagi woman to native places where no one else was Caucasian, and doing physical things like sailing and swimming.
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But the special delight of the Samoan is the _malanga_.
A Footnote to History Eight Years of Trouble in Samoa Robert Louis Stevenson 1872
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In the beating in an upper-level bathroom, police were looking for a man described as a Samoan or Pacific Islander in his late 20s, with a goatee and a ponytail, who stands more than 6 feet tall and weighs more than 220 pounds.
SFGate: Top News Stories cnewton@sfchronicle.com (Nanette Asimov 2011
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In the beating in an upper-level bathroom, police were looking for a man described as a Samoan or Pacific Islander in his late 20s, with a goatee and a ponytail, who stands more than 6 feet tall and weighs more than 220 pounds.
SFGate: Top News Stories cnewton@sfchronicle.com (Nanette Asimov 2011
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In the beating in an upper-level bathroom, police were looking for a man described as a Samoan or Pacific Islander in his late 20s, with a goatee and a ponytail, who stands more than 6 feet tall and weighs more than 220 pounds.
SFGate: Top News Stories cnewton@sfchronicle.com (Nanette Asimov 2011
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