marquesan









marquesan


Marquesan [mahr-key-zuh n, -suh n] EXAMPLES|WORD ORIGIN noun a Polynesian native of the Marquesas Islands. the Polynesian language of the Marquesas Islands. adjective of, relating to, or characteristic of the Marquesas Islands, the Marquesans, or their language. Liberaldictionary.com

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  • Origin of Marquesan First recorded in 1790–1800; Marques(as Islands) + -an Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019 Examples from the Web for marquesan Historical Examples of marquesan

  • It is to the mature Marquesan what a watch is to the European schoolboy.

    In the South Seas

    Robert Louis Stevenson

  • Death alone could not satisfy Marquesan vengeance: the flesh must be eaten.

    In the South Seas

    Robert Louis Stevenson

  • The Marquesan beholds with dismay the approaching extinction of his race.

    In the South Seas

    Robert Louis Stevenson

  • This reserve and dignity is the finest trait of the Marquesan.

    In the South Seas

    Robert Louis Stevenson

  • The thought of death, I have said, is uppermost in the mind of the Marquesan.

    In the South Seas

    Robert Louis Stevenson

  • British Dictionary definitions for marquesan Marquesan adjective of or relating to the Marquesas Islands or their inhabitants noun a native or inhabitant of the Marquesas Islands Collins English Dictionary – Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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