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Andamanese

[ an-duh-muh-neez, -nees ]

noun

, plural An·da·man·ese.
  1. Also Also called Andaman Islander. a member of a people that comprise the Indigenous population of the Andaman Islands.
  2. the language of the Andamanese, of uncertain genetic affiliation.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of Andamanese1

First recorded in 1860–65; Andaman + -ese
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Example Sentences

Three years ago, the last member of the Bo people, one of the Great Andamanese tribes, died.

These ideas, to an Australian black, or an Andamanese, would seem dangerously blasphemous.

The Andamanese are small in stature—the men averaging about five feet, the women less.

This may be the case on the South Island; there is much testimony on the other side as regards the more savage Andamanese.

The forest tribes of Chittagong are much higher in the scale than the Andamanese, but they are nevertheless savages of a low type.

The street is used.1503 The Andamanese women are modest and very careful about decency of dress and conversation.

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