Micronesian

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Micronesian \Mi"cro*ne"sian\, a. [From Micronesia, fr. Gr.
     mikro`s small + nh^sos an island.]
     Of or pertaining to Micronesia, a collective designation of
     the islands in the western part of the Pacific Ocean,
     embracing the Marshall and Gilbert groups, the Ladrones, the
     Carolines, etc.


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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Micronesians \Mi`cro*ne"sians\, n. pl.; sing. {Micronesian}.
     (Ethnol.)
     A dark race inhabiting the Micronesian Islands. They are
     supposed to be a mixed race, derived from Polynesians and
     Papuans.
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