Definition of Tahiti

1. Noun. An island in the south Pacific; the most important island in French Polynesia; made famous by Robert Louis Stevenson and Paul Gauguin.

Terms within: Papeete
Group relationships: Society Islands
Generic synonyms: Island
Member holonyms: Tahitian
Derivative terms: Tahitian

Definition of Tahiti

1. Proper noun. The largest island in French Polynesia. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Tahiti

Taffy
Taffys
Tafia
Taft
Tagalog
Tagalogs
Tagesa
Tagetes erecta
Tagetes patula
Tageteste
Tagliacotian
Tagliacozzian
Taglish
Tagus
Tagus River
Tahiti
Tahitian
Tahitians
Tahoe
Tahyna virus
Tai
Tai-Kadai
Tai Dam
Tai Long
Tai Lue
Tai Nuea
Tai Yuan
Taibei
Taichung
Taif

Literary usage of Tahiti

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Journal of Researches Into the Natural History and Geology of the Countries by Charles Darwin (1890)
"CHAPTER XVIII tahiti AND NEW ZEALAND Pass through the Low Archipelago—tahiti—Aspect—Vegetation on the mountains —View of Eimeo—Excursion into the ..."

2. Journal of Researches Into the Natural History and Geology of the Countries by Charles Darwin (1890)
"CHAPTER XVIII tahiti AND NEW ZEALAND Pass through the Low Archipelago—tahiti—Aspect—Vegetation on the mountains —View of Eimeo—Excursion into the ..."

3. Journal of Researches Into the Natural History and Geology of the Countries by Charles Darwin (1876)
"tahiti AND NEW ZEALAND. Pass through the Low Archipelago—tahiti—Aspect—Vegetation on the Mountains—View of Eimeo— Excursion into the Interior— Profound ..."

4. Journal of Researches Into the Natural History and Geology of the Countries by Charles Darwin (1884)
"PIM through tlie Low Archipelago— tahiti — Aspect — Vegetation on the Mountains — View of Eimeo — Excursion into the Interior — Profound ..."

5. Journal of Researches Into the Natural History and Geology of the Countries by Charles Darwin (1876)
"tahiti AND NEW ZEALAND. Pass through the Low Archipelago—tahiti—Aspect—Vegetation on ths Mountains—View of Eimeo—Excursion into the Interior—Profound ..."

6. Journal of Researches Into the Natural History and Geology of the Countries by Charles Darwin (1873)
"Pass through the Low Archipelago—tahiti—Aspect—Vegetation on the Mountains—View of Eimco—Excursion into the Interior—Profound Ravines—Succession of ..."

7. Narrative of the United States Exploring Expedition, During the Years 1838 by Charles Wilkes (1852)
"THE beauty of the distant view of tahiti has been celebrated by all navigators, but I must confess that it disappointed me. The entire outline of the island ..."

8. The Journal of the Polynesian Society by Polynesian Society (N.Z.) (1911)
"These two islands were then named tahiti-nui (Great-transplanted) and tahiti-iti ... Then the Windward Islands, including tahiti, were named Hiti-i-ni'a ..."

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