Tahitian

[ tuh-hee-shuhn, -tee-uhn, tah- ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

of or relating to Tahiti, its inhabitants, or their language.

noun

a native or inhabitant of Tahiti.
the Polynesian language of Tahiti.

Tahitian

/ təˈhiːtɪən; təˈhiːʃɪən /

adjective

of or relating to Tahiti or its inhabitants

noun

a native or inhabitant of Tahiti

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Word History and Origins

Origin of Tahitian¹

First recorded in 1815–25; Tahiti + -an

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Example Sentences

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Russo, who had lived in West Hollywood for 24 years, thought she had found her paradise: a single-wide trailer in the Tahitian Terrace mobile home park across the street from Will Rogers State Beach.

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Many former residents of the Palisades Bowl Mobile Estates and Tahitian Terrace mobile home park are now struggling to find housing within their budgets.

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The owners of Tahitian Terrace and the Palisades Bowl could not be reached by The Times for comment.

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Their mobile home park, just across from Will Rogers State Beach, was called Tahitian Terrace.

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Surfing will take place at this isolated Tahitian village, nestled between a bright blue ocean and jagged green mountains, some 9,700 miles to the southwest.

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Tahiti Tahltan

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