Definition of Samoan

1. Adjective. Of or relating to Samoa or its people or language or culture. "Samoan fishing industry"

Partainyms: Samoa
Derivative terms: Samoa

2. Noun. A native or inhabitant of the Samoan Islands.
Group relationships: Samoa, Samoan Islands
Generic synonyms: Polynesian

Definition of Samoan

1. a. Of or pertaining to the Samoan Islands (formerly called Navigators' Islands) in the South Pacific Ocean, or their inhabitants.

Definition of Samoan

1. Noun. A person from Samoa or of Samoan descent. ¹

2. Proper noun. The Samoan language. ¹

3. Adjective. Of, from, or pertaining to Samoa, the Samoan people or the Samoan language. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Samoan

Samikshavad
Saminess
Samir
Samira
Samis
Samkhya
Sammarinese
Sammarineses
Sammi
Sammie
Sammy
Samnite
Samnium
Samoa
Samoa i Sisifo
Samoan
Samoan Islands
Samoans
Samogitia
Samogitian
Samogitians
Samolus
Samolus floribundus
Samolus parviflorus
Samolus valerandii
Samos
Samosata
Samothracian
Samothracians
Samoyed

Literary usage of Samoan

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

1. Narrative of the United States Exploring Expedition, During the Years 1838 by Charles Wilkes (1852)
"THE samoan Group lies between the latitudes of 13° 30' and 14° 30' S., ... The approach to Pago-Pago, and the other harbours of the samoan isles, ..."

2. The Journal of the Polynesian Society by Polynesian Society (N.Z.) (1912)
"It may be the samoan tua, to return buck upon, as the consequences of one's ... samoan, tau, tj press out juice, to milk. The words in the vocabulary which ..."

3. Narrative of the United States Exploring Expedition, During the Years 1838 by Charles Wilkes (1852)
"samoan GROUP. Geographical Position of the samoan Group—Its Harbours—Tides and Currents—Its Climate—Size of the Islands—Soil and ..."

4. American Journal of Philology by Project Muse, JSTOR (Organization) (1908)
"DUPLICATION MECHANICS IN samoan AND THEIR FUNCTIONAL VALUES. The tale of the last hundred words in my dictionary of samoan speech in its present phase shows ..."

5. The Journal of the Polynesian Society by Polynesian Society (N.Z.) (1896)
"[88] Supposed samoan Cap. In Notes and Queries, No. 80, a question is asked about a spider's web cap, and the interrogator is referred to the Picture ..."

6. Narrative of the United States Exploring Expedition During the Years 1838 by Charles Wilkes (1845)
"GEOGRAPHICAL POSITION OF THE samoan GROUP—ITS HARBOURS—ITS TIDES AND CURRENTS— ITS CLIMATE—SIZE OF THE ISLANDS-SOIL AND PRODUCTIONS OF THF. ..."

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