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Micronesian
[mahy-kruh-nee-zhuhn, -shuhn]
noun
a native of Micronesia.
the Malayo-Polynesian languages of Micronesia, taken collectively.
Micronesian
/ ˌɪəʊˈԾːɪə /
adjective
of or relating to Micronesia, its inhabitants, or their languages
noun
a native or inhabitant of Micronesia, more akin to the Polynesians than the Melanesians, but having Mongoloid traces
a group of languages spoken in Micronesia, belonging to the Malayo-Polynesian family
Word History and Origins
Origin of Micronesian1
Example Sentences
An Australian military helicopter crew landed and gave them food and water before a Micronesian patrol vessel could pick them up.
In 2020, three Micronesian mariners were saved - by the Australian Defence Force - after spelling out "SOS" on the beach.
The Micronesian island was part of a search area that the Coast Guard said spanned more than 100,000 square miles.
A similar rescue also took place in Micronesian waters in 2016 when three men whose boat was overturned swam two miles to reach a tiny island, on which they wrote “HELP” in the sand.
Two other people who went missing later that year were saved from a Micronesian island after writing “SOS” in the sand.
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