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Marshallese.

Of or pertaining to the Marshall Islands, its people, or its language.

11 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˌmɑː.ʃəˈliːz/Received-Pronunciation/ˌmɑɹ.ʃəlˈiːz/General-American
  1. Of or pertaining to the Marshall Islands, its people, or its language.

    not-comparable
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree English Marshall Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-iskbor. Late Latin -iscus ▲ Vulgar Latin -iscus Latin -ēnsis Old French -eisbor. Middle English -eys English -ese English Marshallese From Marshall (“Marshall Islands”) + -ese.

name/ˌmɑː.ʃəˈliːz/Received-Pronunciation/ˌmɑɹ.ʃəlˈiːz/General-American
  1. The Austronesian language of the Marshall Islands.

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree English Marshall Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-iskbor. Late Latin -iscus ▲ Vulgar Latin -iscus Latin -ēnsis Old French -eisbor. Middle English -eys English -ese English Marshallese From Marshall (“Marshall Islands”) + -ese.

noun/ˌmɑː.ʃəˈliːz/Received-Pronunciation/ˌmɑɹ.ʃəlˈiːz/General-American
  1. An inhabitant of the Marshall Islands.

    countable · in-plural · uncountable
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree English Marshall Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-iskbor. Late Latin -iscus ▲ Vulgar Latin -iscus Latin -ēnsis Old French -eisbor. Middle English -eys English -ese English Marshallese From Marshall (“Marshall Islands”) + -ese.

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