Definitions for tahitiantəˈhi ʃən, -ti ən, tɑ-

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

Ta•hi•tiantəˈhi ʃən, -ti ən, tɑ-(n.)

  1. a native or inhabitant of Tahiti.

    Category: Peoples

  2. the Austronesian language of the Society Islands, used as a lingua franca throughout French Polynesia.

    Category: Peoples

  3. (adj.)of or pertaining to Tahiti, its inhabitants, or the language Tahitian.

    Category: Peoples

Origin of Tahitian:

1815–25

Princeton's WordNet

  1. Tahitian(noun)

    a native or inhabitant of Tahiti

  2. Tahitian(adj)

    the Oceanic language spoken on Tahiti

  3. Tahitian(adj)

    of or relating to or characteristic of the island of Tahiti or its residents or their language and culture

Wiktionary

  1. Tahitian(Noun)

    A native or inhabitant of Tahiti.

  2. Tahitian(Adjective)

    Of, or relating to Tahiti, or to its people or language.

  3. Tahitian(ProperNoun)

    The Polynesian language of Tahiti.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Tahitian(adj)

    of or pertaining to Tahiti, an island in the Pacific Ocean

  2. Tahitian(noun)

    a native inhabitant of Tahiti


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