Word Study
micronesian
CIDE DICTIONARY
micronesian, 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. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
micronesian, adj. & n.
--adj. of or relating to Micronesia, an island-group in the W. Pacific.
--n. a native of Micronesia.
--adj. of or relating to Micronesia, an island-group in the W. Pacific.
--n. a native of Micronesia.
Etymology
Micronesia, formed as MICRO- + Gk nesos island
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