polynesia
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1. the islands in the eastern part of Oceania (noun.location)
| instance hypernym | : | archipelago, |
| definition | : | a group of many islands in a large body of water (noun.object) |
| part holonym | : | samoa, samoan islands, |
| definition | : | 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 (noun.location) |
| part holonym | : | friendly islands, kingdom of tonga, tonga, |
| definition | : | a monarchy on a Polynesian archipelago in the South Pacific; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1970 (noun.location) |
| part meronym | : | oceania, oceanica, |
| definition | : | a large group of islands in the south Pacific including Melanesia and Micronesia and Polynesia (and sometimes Australasia and the Malay Archipelago) (noun.location) |
| part meronym | : | austronesia, |
| definition | : | islands of central and South Pacific (Indonesia and Melanesia and Micronesia and Polynesia) (noun.location) |
| member holonym | : | polynesian, |
| definition | : | a native or inhabitant of Polynesia (noun.person) |
| domain member region | : | taboo, tabu, |
| definition | : | a prejudice (especially in Polynesia and other South Pacific islands) that prohibits the use or mention of something because of its sacred nature (noun.cognition) |
| domain member region | : | kava, kavakava, |
| definition | : | an alcoholic drink made from the aromatic roots of the kava shrub (noun.food) |
| domain member region | : | austronesia, |
| definition | : | islands of central and South Pacific (Indonesia and Melanesia and Micronesia and Polynesia) (noun.location) |
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