Micronesian [
,maikrə'ni:ziən]
n. 密克罗尼西亚人
a. 密克罗尼西亚人的
- Ethnic Composition: Melanesian - 93.0%; Polynesian - 4.0%; Micronesian - 1.5%; European - 0.8%; Chinese - 0.3%; other - 0.4%.
民族:美拉尼西亚人占93.0%;波利尼西亚人占4.0%;密克罗尼西亚人占1.5%;欧洲人占0.8%;华人占0.3%;其他占0.4%。
Micronesian \Mi"cro*ne"sian\, a. [From Micronesia, fr. Gr.
mikro`s small + nh^sos an island.]
Of or pertaining to Micronesia, a collective designation of
the islands in the western part of the Pacific Ocean,
embracing the Marshall and Gilbert groups, the Ladrones, the
Carolines, etc.
Micronesians \Mi`cro*ne"sians\, n. pl.; sing. {Micronesian}.
(Ethnol.)
A dark race inhabiting the Micronesian Islands. They are
supposed to be a mixed race, derived from Polynesians and
Papuans.