Fijian

American  

[fee-jee-uhn, fi-jee-uhn] / ˈfi dʒi ən, fɪˈdʒi ən /

adjective

1. of or relating to Fiji, its people, or their language.

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noun

1. a native of the Fiji Islands.

2. the Austronesian language spoken by the Fijians.

Fijian British  

/ fiːˈdʒiːən /

noun

1. a member of the indigenous people of mixed Melanesian and Polynesian descent inhabiting Fiji

2. the language of this people, belonging to the Malayo-Polynesian family

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adjective

1. of, relating to, or characteristic of Fiji or its inhabitants

Example Sentences

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

Their singing, praying and preaching moved seamlessly among three languages: Fijian, Hindi and English.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 27, 2025

Oghre and Fijian back-row Mata twice extended Bristol's lead, only for tries from centre Joseph and South African back-rower Venter to each time close the gap back to a single point.

From Barron's • Oct. 17, 2025

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