Fijian
Americannoun
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a member of the indigenous people of mixed Melanesian and Polynesian descent inhabiting Fiji
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the language of this people, belonging to the Malayo-Polynesian family
adjective
Example Sentences
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Vakatawa, who won 32 caps for France as a centre or wing, trained with the Super Rugby side Drua last year, also playing in the Fijian domestic league.
From Barron's • Jan. 30, 2026
New Zealand's sides are left competing against struggling Australian teams, plus Fijian Drua and Moana Pasifika.
From BBC • Jan. 15, 2026
Wing Noah Heward scored a first-half hat-trick for Bristol and there were two tries for Fijian flyer Kalaveti Ravouvou to secure the bonus point win.
From Barron's • Jan. 10, 2026
The crew took players to one of the Fijian islands where “Survivor” is filmed, and legendary “Survivor” host Jeff Probst himself leads the episode alongside Donaldson.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 3, 2026
In particular, the Tongan Archipelago lies close enough to the Fijian, Samoan, and Wallis Archipelagoes to have permitted regular voyaging between archipelagoes, and eventually to permit Tongans to undertake the conquest of Fiji.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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