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
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.
Robert Louis Stevenson
Death alone could not satisfy Marquesan vengeance: the flesh must be eaten.
Robert Louis Stevenson
The Marquesan beholds with dismay the approaching extinction of his race.
Robert Louis Stevenson
This reserve and dignity is the finest trait of the Marquesan.
Robert Louis Stevenson
The thought of death, I have said, is uppermost in the mind of the Marquesan.
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