Polynesia en · PROPN
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˌpɑləˈniʒə/ (US)
- /pɒləˈniːzi.ə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
Borrowed from French Polynésie (coined by Charles de Brosses in 1756), from Ancient Greek πολύς (polús, “many”) + νῆσος (nêsos, “island”). According to Moon Handbooks Tahiti, de Brosses first used the term to refer to all Pacific islands. The present restricted use was established by J. S. C. Dumont d'Urville in 1832.
Meanings
- A continental region of Oceania, including Easter Island, Hawaii, New Zealand, and most of the islands between them.
Coordinates
Deriveds
Holonyms
Relateds
Translations (84)
ar بُولِينِزِيَا (part of Oceania) · mk Полинезија (part of Oceania) · uk Поліне́зія (part of Oceania) · es Polinesia (part of Oceania) · th พอลินีเชีย (part of Oceania) · pl Polinezja (part of Oceania) · id Polinesia (part of Oceania) · gl Polinesia (part of Oceania) · fa پلینزی (part of Oceania) · vo Möda-Seanuäns (part of Oceania) · gur Polinesia (part of Oceania) · sv Polynesien (part of Oceania) · it Polinesia (part of Oceania) · kmr Polînezya (part of Oceania) · lv Polinēzija (part of Oceania) · hi पॉलिनेशिया (part of Oceania) · be Паліне́зія (part of Oceania) · haw Polenekia (part of Oceania) · bg Полине́зия (part of Oceania) · sq Polinezia (part of Oceania) · sq Polinezi (part of Oceania) · lt Polinezija (part of Oceania) · kk Полинезия (part of Oceania) · ca Polinèsia (part of Oceania) · nn Polynesia (part of Oceania) · hu Polinézia (part of Oceania) · pt Polinésia (part of Oceania) · yi פּאָלינעזיע (part of Oceania) · et Polüneesia (part of Oceania) · de Polynesien (part of Oceania) · be Палінэ́зія (part of Oceania) · ka პოლინეზია (part of Oceania) · af Polinesië (part of Oceania) · ta பொலினீசியா (part of Oceania) · tr Polinezya (part of Oceania) · ro Polinezia (part of Oceania) · vi Đa Đảo (part of Oceania) · ky Полинезия (part of Oceania) · sm Polenisia (part of Oceania) · ko 폴리네시아 (part of Oceania) · cy Polynesia (part of Oceania) · ja ポリネシア (part of Oceania) · tl Dampuluan (part of Oceania) · tt Полинезия (part of Oceania) · km ប៉ូលីណេស៊ី (part of Oceania) · cmn 玻里尼西亞 (part of Oceania) · az Polineziya (part of Oceania) · tl Polynesia (part of Oceania) · ms Polinesia (part of Oceania) · cmn 波利尼西亞 /波利尼西亚 (part of Oceania) · my ပိုလီနီးရှား (part of Oceania) · lo ໂປລີເນຊີ (part of Oceania) · si පොලිනීසියාව (part of Oceania) · eo Polinezio (part of Oceania) · sk Polynézia (part of Oceania) · chr ᏆᎵᏂᏏᎠ (part of Oceania) · ty Pōrīnetia (part of Oceania) · fi Polynesia (part of Oceania) · fa پلینزی (part of Oceania) · am ፖሊኔዥያ (part of Oceania) · mn Полинези (part of Oceania) · yue 波利尼西亞 /波利尼西亚 (part of Oceania) · ur پولینیشیا (part of Oceania) · sh Полѝне̄зија (part of Oceania) · el Πολυνησία (part of Oceania) · ga An Pholainéis (part of Oceania) · is Pólýnesía (part of Oceania) · sl Polinezija (part of Oceania) · nb Polynesia (part of Oceania) · sh Polìnēzija (part of Oceania) · tg Полинезия (part of Oceania) · tk Polineziýa (part of Oceania) · bn পলিনেশিয়া (part of Oceania) · ru Полине́зия (part of Oceania) · uz Polineziya (part of Oceania) · cs Polynésie (part of Oceania) · ug پولىنېزىيە (part of Oceania) · nl Polynesië (part of Oceania) · he פּוֹלִינֶזְיָה (part of Oceania) · vi Pô-li-nê-di (part of Oceania) · da Polynesien (part of Oceania) · mi Poronihia (part of Oceania) · hy Պոլինեզիա (part of Oceania) · fr Polynésie (part of Oceania)
wikipedia: Charles de Brosses · wikipedia: Jules Dumont d'Urville