Micronesian

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Micronesian

  • /ˌmaɪkɹəˈniːziən/
  • /ˌmaɪkɹəˈniːʒən/

Rhymes with -iːʒən

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From Micronesia + -an.

noun Micronesians

  1. A person from Micronesia or of Micronesian descent. The researchers also concluded that the genetic data showed that the Polynesians and Micronesians were most closely related to Taiwan Aborigines and East Asians.

adjective

  1. not comparable Of, from or pertaining to Micronesia or the Micronesian people. He felt having a Micronesian navigator meant he needed a pureblooded Polynesian, preferably a Hawaiian, as captain.

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noun A person from Micronesia or of Micronesian descent

Españolmicronesio
Portuguêsmicronésio
FrançaisMicronésien, Micronésienne
DeutschMikronesier, Mikronesierin
Italianomicronesiano, micronesiana
Românămicronezian, microneziană
Русскиймикронези́ец mikronɛzíjec, микронези́йка mikronɛzíjka

adj Of, from or pertaining to Micronesia or the Micronesian people

Españolmicronesio
Portuguêsmicronésio
Françaismicronésien
Deutschmikronesisch
Italianomicronesiano
Românămicronezian
Русскиймикронези́йский mikronɛzíjskij

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@misc{micronesian_2026,
  title = {Micronesian},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/micronesian},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}