adjective
noun
Etymology
Origin of Tahitian
Example Sentences
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During the Bounty’s infamous mutiny, Tahitian breadfruit saplings filled its hold.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026
Pitcairn's people are descended from the mutineers and their Tahitian companions.
From Barron's • May 15, 2026
"They poisoned us," Hinamoeura Cross, a 37-year-old Tahitian parliamentarian who was aged seven when France detonated its last nuclear explosion near her home in French Polynesia in 1996.
From Barron's • Jan. 22, 2026
FEMA’s letter also noted that unlike with the Tahitian property, “FEMA cannot conclude that Palisades Bowl represents a preserved or guaranteed source of long-term affordable housing,” based on the owners’ track record.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 13, 2025
My informant, a Tahitian and a Catholic, occupied one part of the house; the prophet and his family lived in the other.
From The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 18 (of 25) by Stevenson, Robert Louis
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