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Polynesia

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˌpɒlɪˈniːziə/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(pol′ə nē′zhə, -shə)

Pol•y•ne•sia (pol′ə nē′zhə, -shə),USA pronunciation n.

Place Namesone of the three principal divisions of Oceania, comprising those island groups in the Pacific lying E of Melanesia and Micronesia and extending from the Hawaiian Islands S to New Zealand.

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Polynesia /ˌpɒlɪˈniːʒə; -ʒɪə/ n

one of the three divisions of islands in the Pacific, the others being Melanesia and Micronesia: includes Samoa, Society, Marquesas, Mangareva, Tuamotu, Cook, and Tubuai Islands, and Tonga

Etymology: 18th Century: via French from poly- + Greek nēsos island

'Polynesia' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

araucaria - Australian - Austronesia - Bora Bora - candlenut - centime - franc - French Oceania - French Polynesia - Gambier Islands - Leeward Islands - mana - marae - Marquesas Islands - Melanesia - Micronesia - Oceania - Papeete - Polynesian - Society Islands - South Sea Islands - taboo - Tahiti - Tuamotu Archipelago - Tubuai Islands - Windward Islands - ariki - bristle-thighed curlew - Indonesian - lavalava - wahine

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