Marshallese

Marshallese
/mahr'sheuh leez", -lees"/, n., pl. Marshallese, adj.
n.
1. a native or inhabitant of the Marshall Islands, esp. a member of a Micronesian people native to the Marshall Islands.
2. the Polynesian language of the Marshall Islands.
adj.
3. of or pertaining to the Marshall Islands, their inhabitants, or their language.
[1940-45; MARSHALL (ISLANDS) + -ESE]

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