adjective
noun
Etymology
Origin of Tahitian
Example Sentences
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The crowd listened in silence as the Polynesians, wearing blue fire uniforms, sang a Tahitian hymn in harmony while two of them strummed ukuleles.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 30, 2026
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
Among them was Abby Waldorf, whose parents both lost their homes in the Tahitian Terrace mobile home park during the Palisades fire.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 4, 2026
Thence they arrived in the first week of October at the Tahitian group or 291 “Society” islands.
From The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 24 (of 25) by Robert Louis Stevenson
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