English
Etymology
From Ancient Greek prefix �ολ�-, poly-, from �ολ�� (polys), a lot, many + νή�ο� (nesos), island; according to Moon Handbooks Tahiti, "the term Polynesia was coined by Charles de Brosses in 1756 and applied to all the Pacific islands. The present restricted use was proposed by Dumont d'Urville during a famous lecture at the Geographical Society in Paris in 1831."

Pronunciation
:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-i���|-i���

Proper noun
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Polynesia

#Part of Oceania including Easter Island, Hawaii, New Zealand, Samoa, Tahiti, and Tonga.

Related terms
Polynesian

Translations
Croatian: t-|hr|Polinezija|f
French: la Polynésie f
German: Polynesien
Greek, Modern: Πολ�νη�ία (Polynesía) f

External links
Moon Handbooks Tahiti

Category:Greek derivations
Category:Oceania

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