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Definition of: Micronesian
(mī′krə·nē′zhən, -shən) noun
1. A native of Micronesia. The Micronesians are a mixed race of Melanesian, Polynesian, and Malay stocks, but have shorter stature and darker skins than the Polynesians.
2. A group of Melanesian languages of the Austronesian family, spoken in the Caroline, Gilbert, and Marshall islands.
—adjective Of or pertaining to Micronesia, its people, or their languages.
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