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Polynesia definition

Poly·ne·sia (päl′i nē′z̸hə, -s̸hə)

a major division of the Pacific islands east of the 180th meridian, including Hawaii, Samoa, Tonga, the Society Islands, the Marquesas Islands, etc.

Etymology: ModL < Gr poly-, poly- + nēsos, island + -ia

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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