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Samoan definition

Sa·moan (-ən)

noun

  1. a person born or living in Samoa
  2. the Austronesian language of the Samoans

Etymology: < Samoa (ult. < Proto-Polynesian *ha'amoa, ancient place name) + -an

adjective

of Samoa or its people, language, or culture

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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