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FIJIAN

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

The Oceanic language spoken on Fiji

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("Fijian" is a kind of...):

Eastern Malayo-Polynesian; Oceanic (an eastern subfamily of Malayo-Polynesian languages)

Derivation:

Fijian (of or relating to Fiji or its people or language or culture)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A native or inhabitant of Fiji

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("Fijian" is a kind of...):

Polynesian (a native or inhabitant of Polynesia)

Holonyms ("Fijian" is a member of...):

Fiji; Republic of Fiji (an independent state within the British Commonwealth located on the Fiji Islands)

Derivation:

Fijian (of or relating to Fiji or its people or language or culture)

 II. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of or relating to Fiji or its people or language or culture

Example:

Fijian folktales

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

Fiji (an independent state within the British Commonwealth located on the Fiji Islands)

Derivation:

Fiji (an independent state within the British Commonwealth located on the Fiji Islands)

Fijian (the Oceanic language spoken on Fiji)

Fijian (a native or inhabitant of Fiji)

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