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micronesian |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Micronesian \Mi"cro*ne"sian\, a. [From Micronesia, fr Gr mikro`s small + nh^sos an island.] Of or pertaining to Micronesia, a collective designation of the islands in the western part of the Pacific Ocean, embracing the Marshall and Gilbert groups, the Ladrones, the Carolines, etc From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Micronesians \Mi`cro*ne"sians\, n. pl.; sing. {Micronesian}. (Ethnol.) A dark race inhabiting the Micronesian Islands. They are supposed to be a mixed race, derived from Polynesians and Papuans.
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