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Micronesian - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Micronesian : \Mi"cro*ne"sian\, a. [Based on 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.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Micronesians \Mi`cro*ne"sians\, n. pl.; sing. Micronesian.
(Ethnol.)
A dark race inhabiting theMicronesian : Islands. They are
supposed to be a mixed race, derived from Polynesians and
Papuans.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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