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Marquesan
[ mahr-key-zuhn, -suhn ]
noun
- a Polynesian native of the Marquesas Islands.
- the Polynesian language of the Marquesas Islands.
adjective
- of, relating to, or characteristic of the Marquesas Islands, the Marquesans, or their language.
Marquesan
/ mɑːˈkeɪzən; -sən /
adjective
- of or relating to the Marquesas Islands or their inhabitants
noun
- a native or inhabitant of the Marquesas Islands
Word History and Origins
Origin of Marquesan1
Example Sentences
Tattoo historian Steve Gilbert explains that the word “tattoo” itself is a combination of Marquesan and Samoan words – tatau and tatu – to describe these practices.
He sold a decrepit whale-boat, as good as new what of the fresh white paint, to a Marquesan chief.
“The coral waxes, the palm grows, and man departs,” says the Marquesan; and he folds his hands.
Death alone could not satisfy Marquesan vengeance; the flesh must be eaten.
It would be hard to find a woman more becomingly adorned than “a well-tattooed” Marquesan.
Even in a time of famine, it is probable that Marquesan life went far more gaily than is here represented.
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