nesiote
English
Etymology
From Ancient Greek [Term?].
Adjective
nesiote (not comparable)
- insular; of islands
- 1911, William Churchill, The Polynesian Wanderings
- But a glance farther along at the notes upon item 342 will show that these languages which here omit the moon present it in that record as masina, again the shining one, the most conspicuous object in the perfect light, composite white. Few of these forms in our three nesiote areas but are self-explanatory.
- 1911, William Churchill, The Polynesian Wanderings
Usage notes
- Mainly used to describe The League of the Islanders, a federal league of ancient Greek city-states encompassing the Cyclades islands in the Aegean Sea.
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