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POLYNESIA

\pˌɒlɪnˈiːzi͡ə], \pˌɒlɪnˈiːzi‍ə], \p_ˌɒ_l_ɪ_n_ˈiː_z_iə]\

Definitions of POLYNESIA

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1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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the islands in the eastern part of Oceania

2006 - WordNet 3.0
By Princeton University

the islands in the eastern part of Oceania

2011 - English Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

Small islands in Pacific Ocean east of Australia. Hence Polynesian a. [Greek]

1919 - The concise Oxford dictionary of current English
By Sir Augustus Henry

n. [Greek] The group of islands in the Pacific Ocean near the tropics.

1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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