polynesia
Noun
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The islands in the eastern part of Oceania (synset 108860659)
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- taboo, tabu - a prejudice (especially in Polynesia and other South Pacific islands) that prohibits the use or mention of something because of its sacred nature
- kava, kavakava - an alcoholic drink made from the aromatic roots of the kava shrub
- austronesia - islands of central and South Pacific (Indonesia and Melanesia and Micronesia and Polynesia)
is an instance of: archipelago - a group of many islands in a large body of watermember holonym: polynesian - a native or inhabitant of Polynesiahas:- french oceania, french polynesia - a French overseas possession in the South Pacific
- samoa, samoan islands - a group of volcanic islands in the South Pacific midway between Hawaii and Australia; its climate and scenery and Polynesian culture make it a popular tourist stop
- friendly islands, kingdom of tonga, tonga - a monarchy on a Polynesian archipelago in the South Pacific; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1970
- h.i., hawaiian islands, sandwich islands - a group of volcanic and coral islands in the central Pacific
is a part of:- oceania, oceanica - a large group of islands in the south Pacific including Melanesia and Micronesia and Polynesia (and sometimes Australasia and the Malay Archipelago)
- austronesia - islands of central and South Pacific (Indonesia and Melanesia and Micronesia and Polynesia)
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