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Micronesian Definition


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Micronesian
adj
    1. Belonging or relating to Micronesia, a group of small islands in the West Pacific, north of New Guinea, or specifically, since 1979, to the Federated States of Micronesia, its inhabitants or their languages.
noun
    1. A citizen or inhabitant of, or person born in, Micronesia.
    2. The group of Austronesian languages spoken in Micronesia.
Etymology: 19c: from micro- + Greek nesos an island; compare Polynesia.



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