Samoan
adjective
pertaining to Samoa or its Polynesian people.
samoan
British
/ səˈməʊən /
adjective
noun
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a member of the people that inhabit Samoa
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the language of Samoa, belonging to the Polynesian family of languages
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Etymology
Origin of Samoan
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McMahon picked the Samoan heavyweight Umaga; Trump chose the jacked Bobby Lashley.
From Slate ● Jun. 11, 2026
Speaking after a meeting with New Zealand leader Christopher Luxon, Samoan Prime Minister La'aulialemalietoa Leuatea Schmidt said he had asked if it was possible to divert fuel to his country in case of crisis.
From Barron's ● Mar. 19, 2026
Last week, the Samoan tenor Pene Pati made his North American solo recital debut with pianist Ronny Michael Greenberg.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2025
“You know, I have Samoan culture, we’re always together,” Iamaleava said at Big Ten media days, “and that was a very important thing for me.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 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
"I represent our people and I am confident that a majority of American Samoans are opposed," she told AFP.
From Barron's ● Aug. 6, 2026
Imagine a 21st century take on Margaret Mead befriending Samoans, only with cozy knit sweaters and a dash of animation.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 21, 2026
One year later, a measles outbreak infected 57,000 Samoans and killed 83 of them, including children.
From Salon ● Nov. 15, 2024
Not far from the venue was a street parade, with dancers representing the region, including Torres Strait islanders, Tongans and Samoans.
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2024
It is further to the credit of the Samoans that their public administration of justice was on the whole mild and humane.
From The Belief in Immortality and the Worship of the Dead Vol. II by Sir James George Frazer
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