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Definition of Tahitian
1. Adjective. Of or relating to or characteristic of the island of Tahiti or its residents or their language and culture.
2. Noun. A native or inhabitant of Tahiti.
3. Noun. The Oceanic language spoken on Tahiti.
Definition of Tahitian
1. a. Of or pertaining to Tahiti, an island in the Pacific Ocean.
Definition of Tahitian
1. Noun. A native or inhabitant of Tahiti. ¹
2. Proper noun. The Polynesian language of Tahiti. ¹
3. Adjective. Of, or relating to Tahiti, or to its people or language. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Tahitian
Literary usage of Tahitian
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Journal of the Polynesian Society by Polynesian Society (N.Z.) (1892)
"Fornander has corrected in his version of the first two parts some obvious errors
of spelling in the original Tahitian, and consequently his translation ..."
2. The Journal of the Polynesian Society by Polynesian Society (N.Z.) (1893)
"See l.nhn Maori whaka-u, to make firm, to fix ; Tahitian ... Samoan fana, a mast;
Tahitian fana, the yard of a sail. ..."
3. Observations of a Naturalist in the Pacific Between 1896 and 1899 by Henry Brougham Guppy (1906)
"CHAPTER XXIV THE MOUNTAIN-FLORAS OF THE Tahitian AND FIJIAN REGIONS The mountain-flora
of the Tahitian region, as illustrated by the non-endemic genera. ..."
4. Occasional Papers of the Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum of Polynesian by Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum (1912)
"New Caledonia; large Tahitian bag; chief mourner's dress, Tahiti; piece of fibre
matting; piece of Tahitian kapa, Tahitian cloak; boat-shaped fish-hook. ..."
5. An Account of the Polynesian Race: Its Origins and Migrations, and the by Abraham Fornander, John F. G. Stokes (1885)
"... and the Hawaiian, Tahitian, and other n. Even the hardening of this ng into
the guttural Greek y shows itself in the Marquesan conversion of ng into k. ..."
6. The Maori-Polynesian Comparative Dictionary by Edward Tregear (1891)
"Tahitian—ai, a prefix denoting the agent, ... Tahitian—faa-ai, an ornament to
put in the ear. ... Tahitian—cf. aiaia, some supposed crime ..."
7. Notes by a Naturalist: An Account of Observations Made During the Voyage of by Henry Nottidge Moseley (1892)
"Tahitian Mountain Map. Ascent 104000 feet Altitude. Petrels Nesting at this Height.
... Tahitian National Air. Juan Fernandez. Preponderance of Ferns. ..."
8. Journal of Voyages and Travels by the Rev. Daniel Tyerman and George Bennet by Daniel Tyerman, George Bennet, London Missionary Society (1832)
"Russian Captain Lazaroff— Decision on a difficult Point of Tahitian Law—Impostures
of ancient Priests—Basaltic Formation—Mountain-peak of ..."
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