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Reunionese en · ADJ
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English Reunion
Proto-Indo-European *-iskos
Proto-Germanic *-iskaz
Proto-West Germanic *-iskbor.
Late Latin -iscus
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Vulgar Latin -iscus
Latin -ēnsis
Old French -eisbor.
Middle English -eys
English -ese
English Reunionese
From Reunion + -ese.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Of, from, or pertaining to Réunion, the Reunionese people or language.
Forms
Translations (7)
ca reunionès (of, from or pertaining to Réunion) · de von Réunion (of, from or pertaining to Réunion) · rcf rénioné (of, from or pertaining to Réunion) · rcf rényoné (of, from or pertaining to Réunion) · fr réunionnais (of, from or pertaining to Réunion) · pt reunionense (of, from or pertaining to Réunion) · es reunionés (of, from or pertaining to Réunion)
Reunionese en · NOUN
Etymology
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English Reunion
Proto-Indo-European *-iskos
Proto-Germanic *-iskaz
Proto-West Germanic *-iskbor.
Late Latin -iscus
▲
Vulgar Latin -iscus
Latin -ēnsis
Old French -eisbor.
Middle English -eys
English -ese
English Reunionese
From Reunion + -ese.
Meanings
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A person from Réunion or of Reunionese descent.
The majority of the 400,000 Reunionese live along the island’s 129‐mile coastline.
1971 February 21, Ronald T. Englund, “The Islands at the ‘World’s End’”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 03 Feb 2026:
Forms
Translations (8)
ca reunionesa (person of or from Réunion) · fr réunionnaise (person of or from Réunion) · fr réunionnais (person of or from Réunion) · ca reunionès (person of or from Réunion) · es reunionés (person of or from Réunion) · sv reunionier (person of or from Réunion) · es reunionesa (person of or from Réunion) · pt reunionense (person of or from Réunion)