- 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
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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
'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