Micronesian

American  

[mahy-kruh-nee-zhuhn, -shuhn] / ˌmaɪ krəˈni ʒən, -ʃən /

adjective

1. of or relating to Micronesia, its inhabitants, or their languages.

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noun

1. a native of Micronesia.

2. the Malayo-Polynesian languages of Micronesia, taken collectively.

Micronesian British  

/ ˌmaɪkrəʊˈniːzɪən /

adjective

1. of or relating to Micronesia, its inhabitants, or their languages

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noun

1. a native or inhabitant of Micronesia, more akin to the Polynesians than the Melanesians, but having Mongoloid traces

2. a group of languages spoken in Micronesia, belonging to the Malayo-Polynesian family

Etymology

Origin of Micronesian

Micronesi(a) + -an

Example Sentences

Their effort has been buoyed by the construction of the first dedicated soccer field in the nation, for the Micronesian Games later this year.

From New York Times

While they believed that data would be key to understanding how people were affected by the virus, they also worried that the data would further stigmatize Micronesian people, who are often the targets of racism in Hawaii, Howard said.

From Seattle Times

Early in the pandemic, We Are Oceania, a group that advocates for Hawaii’s Micronesian communities, asked state health officials to provide specific data for Pacific Islanders, said the group’s CEO, Josie Howard.

From Seattle Times

The resolution provides separate categories for Samoan, Micronesian, Tongan, Chamorro and “other Pacific Islander.”

From Seattle Times

“There was never this public outcry when it’s people that the public defender’s office represents … which is disproportionately Native Hawaiian, Micronesian — people of lower economic status — nobody seems to care.”

From Seattle Times