Samoan

Samoan
Samoan 1846 (adj. and noun), from Samoa, an indigenous name, said to be from the name of a Polynesian chieftain, or else meaning “place of the moa.”

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  • samoan — SAMOÁN, Ă, samoani, e, s.m. şi f., adj. 1. s.m. şi f. Persoană născută şi crescută în Samoa. 2. adj., s.m. şi f. (Locuitor) din Samoa. ♦ (Substantivat, f.) Limbă polineziană din familia de limbi malaiezo polineziene, vorbită în Samoa de Vest. [ …   Dicționar Român

  • Samoan — Sa*mo an, a. Of or pertaining to the Samoan Islands (formerly called Navigators Islands) in the South Pacific Ocean, or their inhabitants. n. An inhabitant of the Samoan Islands. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Samoan — [sə mō′ən] n. [< SAMOA (ult. < Proto Polynesian * ha amoa, ancient place name) + AN] 1. a person born or living in Samoa 2. the Austronesian language of the Samoans adj. of Samoa or its people, language, or culture …   English World dictionary

  • Samoan — 1. noun a) A person from Samoa or of Samoan descent. b) The Samoan language. 2. adjective Of, from, or pertaining to Samoa, the Samoan people or the Samoan language …   Wiktionary

  • Samoan — noun Date: 1839 1. a native or inhabitant of Samoa 2. the Polynesian language of the Samoans • Samoan adjective …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • Samoan — Sa•mo•an [[t]səˈmoʊ ən[/t]] n. 1) peo a member of the Polynesian people of Samoa 2) peo the Austronesian language of this people: an official language in Western Samoa 3) peo of or pertaining to Samoa, its inhabitants, or the language Samoan •… …   From formal English to slang

  • Samoan New Zealander — Samoan New Zealanders are Samoan immigrants in New Zealand, their descendants, and New Zealanders of Samoan ethnic descent. They constitute one of New Zealand s most sizeable ethnic minorities. In the 2006 census, 131,103 New Zealanders… …   Wikipedia

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