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Polynesians (Torino/Mauritius Die Bildagentur)

Polynesians, people inhabiting a widely scattered group of islands, collectively known as Polynesia, in the South Pacific Ocean. The Polynesians are...

Polynesia ("Karakia to Tanemahuta" from Maori Songs (Cat.# Folkways FE 4433) (p)1952 Smithsonian Folkways Recordings. All rights reserved.)

Polynesia, one of the three major ethnogeographic subdivisions (with Melanesia and Micronesia) of Oceania, encompassing a huge triangle of islands...

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French Polynesia (French, Polynésie Française), “overseas country” of France, consisting of 35 volcanic islands and more than 180 low-lying coral ...

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- somebody from Polynesia: somebody who comes from an island of the central or southern Pacific
- language group of Polynesia: a group of Austronesian languages, including Fijian, Hawaiian, and Maori, spoken on islands of the central and southern Pacific.

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Polynesian Greeting (David Hurn/Magnum Photos)

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	Windows Live® Search Results Polynesia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Between 300 and 500 AD, the Polynesians discovered and settled Rapa Nui (Easter Island). This is supported by archaeological evidence as well as the introduction of flora and fauna ... Polynesians definition of Polynesians in the Free Online Encyclopedia. Polynesia (pŏlĭnē`zhə, –shə) [Gr.,=many islands], one of the three main divisions of Oceania Oceania (ōshēăn`ēə, –ā`nēə) or Oceanica.. Polynesian culture - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Recent maternal mitochondrial DNA analysis suggests that Polynesians, including Tongans, Samoans, Niueans, Cook Islanders, Tahitians, Hawaiians, Marquesans and Māori, are ... See all search results in Windows Live® Search Results

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