Tahitian

[tuh-hee-shuhn, -tee-uhn, tah-]

adjective

1. of or relating to Tahiti, its inhabitants, or their language.

noun

1. a native or inhabitant of Tahiti.

2. the Polynesian language of Tahiti.

Tahitian

/ təˈhiːtɪən, təˈhiːʃɪən /

adjective

1. of or relating to Tahiti or its inhabitants

noun

1. a native or inhabitant of Tahiti

Word History and Origins

Origin of Tahitian¹

First recorded in 1815–25; Tahiti + -an

Example Sentences

She lived alone in Tahitian Terrace, a hillside mobile home park where, until January, she had occupied the same rented plot on Samoa Way since around 1967.

From Los Angeles Times

Tahitian Terrace was home to an eclectic mix.

From Los Angeles Times

Russo, who had lived in West Hollywood for 24 years, thought she had found her paradise: a single-wide trailer in the Tahitian Terrace mobile home park across the street from Will Rogers State Beach.

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Many former residents of the Palisades Bowl Mobile Estates and Tahitian Terrace mobile home park are now struggling to find housing within their budgets.

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The owners of Tahitian Terrace and the Palisades Bowl could not be reached by The Times for comment.

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