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Oceanian

Oceanian

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About the people, cultures, or languages of Oceania
  • adjective
  • /oʊˈsiːəniən/
translation icon : oceánico
  • The festival celebrated Oceanian cultures with traditional music and dance performances.
  • African and Oceanian

Examples

  • Many Oceanian languages, such as Māori and Samoan, have unique grammatical structures.

  • And that by use of these documents... my agents traveled freely throughout Airstrip One... encouraging insurrection and organizing a massive counterplot... to destroy the innermost faction of the Oceanian leadership.

    Nineteen Eighty-Four (1984)

  • The museum features exhibits that highlight the rich history of Oceanian art and traditions.

Surface Forms

Oceanian positive

Morphology

Oceanian = Oceania (transparent) = Oceania + n

Formed by adding a demonymal suffix to the place name 'Oceania' to create the adjective referring to that region.

Etymology

Oceanian comes from Oceania, which is built on the root ocean meaning 'sea', so you can picture islands spread across the sea. That's why Oceanian describes things that are connected to that Pacific island region, its peoples, or their languages.