Samoan

[ suh-moh-uhn ]

adjective
  1. pertaining to Samoa or its Polynesian people.

noun
  1. a native or inhabitant of Samoa.

  2. the Polynesian language of Samoa.

Origin of Samoan

1
First recorded in 1840–50; Samo(a) + -an

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British Dictionary definitions for Samoan

Samoan

/ (səˈməʊən) /


adjective
  1. of or relating to Samoa, its people, or their language

noun
  1. a member of the people that inhabit Samoa

  2. the language of Samoa, belonging to the Polynesian family of languages

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