Tahitian
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- adjective
- /təˈhiːʃən/
- She learned some basic phrases in Tahitian to communicate with the locals.
- Tahitian food
- Tahitian medicine
Examples
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At the airport, a Tahitian band is singing and strumming as we arrive.
Academic text (1996) -
All the same, they distinguish between traditional Tahitian foods and foods that are perceived to be French.
Academic text (1994) -
It's an awesome Tahitian beer.
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Performed by The Tahitian Chorus
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The incredible variety of Tahitian vegetation.
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In the case of Tahitian medicine, the medicine belongs to an individual and must be prepared by that individual.
Academic text (1994) -
Now it's time for a few of you lucky men to learn how to do the Tahitian hula.
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So in Tahitian culture, the tea Porter would normally reserved for the elite class.
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We walk out into the shade of the dark, splendid Tahitian trees, the perfumed air, the night.
Academic text (1996) -
Yet she phrased her question in terms of contrasts between French and Tahitian lifeways.
Academic text (1994)
Compounds
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Tahitian comes from the island name Tahiti and is used to describe anything that is 'from Tahiti', such as music, art, or clothing. That is why calling something 'Tahitian' links it back to the island and its culture.