| 单词 |
Samoan |
| 释义 |
Samoan, a. and n.|səˈməʊən|
[f. Samoa, an island kingdom of the Pacific, + -an.]
A. adj. Pertaining to Samoa, or the Samoans.
Samoan dove or Samoan pigeon, the tooth-billed pigeon. (In Dicts.: cf. quot. 1864.)
1846Lundie Mission. Life in Samoa xxii. 140 The Samoan language. 1864Reader 28 May 687/1 A species of ground-pigeon from the Samoan Islands.
B. n.
a. A native of Samoa.
b. The Samoan language.
1846Lundie Mission. Life in Samoa xxi. 135 Mrs. Murray prayed in Samoan. 1856J. C. Patteson Let. in C. M. Yonge Life J. C. Patteson (1874) I. vii. 262 Another crew arrived with a Samoan teacher... I rode out pick-a-back on the Samoan, Leonard following on a half-naked Anaitean. 1871C. M. Yonge Pioneers & Founders ix. 250 These Samoans, though they deified many animals, had no temples, idols, priests, nor sacrifices. 1875Jevons Money iv. 28 The fine woven mats so much valued by the Samoans. 1894Outing (U.S.) XXIV. 355/1 Roast pig is a joy for ever to a Samoan. |
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