Logo The Wordsmith Dictionary
Exact matches only Allow stemming Match all embedded
New American Oxford Dictionary

marquesa

mar que sa |märˈkāzə mɑrˈkweɪzə | noun a Spanish marchioness. ORIGIN Spanish.

 

Marquesan

Mar que san |märˈkāzən mɑrˈkeɪzən | noun 1 a native or inhabitant of the Marquesas Islands, esp. a member of the aboriginal Polynesian inhabitants. 2 the Polynesian language of this people. adjective of or relating to the Marquesans or their language.

 

Marquesas Islands

Mar que sas Is lands |ˈmärkēsəz mɑrˌkwəsəs ˈaɪləndz | a group of volcanic islands in the South Pacific Ocean that forms part of French Polynesia; pop. 8,658 (2007 ). They were annexed by France in 1842. The largest island, Hiva Oa, is where painter Paul Gauguin spent the last two years of his life.

 

Oxford Dictionary

marquesa

marquesa |mɑːˈkeɪzə | noun a Spanish marchioness. ORIGIN Spanish.

 

Marquesan

Marquesan |mɑːˈkeɪz (ə )n, -s (ə )n | noun 1 a native or inhabitant of the Marquesas Islands, especially a member of the aboriginal Polynesian people of these islands. 2 [ mass noun ] the Polynesian language of the Marquesans. adjective relating to the Marquesans or their language.

 

Marquesas Islands

Marquesas Islands |mɑːˈkeɪzəs, -səs | a group of volcanic islands in the South Pacific, forming part of French Polynesia; pop. 8,658 (2007 ). The islands were annexed by France in 1842. The largest island is Hiva Oa, on which the French painter Paul Gauguin spent the last two years of his life.

 

Duden Dictionary

Marquesasinseln

Mar que sas in seln Eigenname , die |Marqu e sasinseln …k …|Plural Inselgruppe im Pazifik

 

Spanish Dictionary

marquesa

marquesa nombre femenino 1 Amér Marquesina (cubierta o alero ):esperó bajo la marquesa a que la lluvia escampara .2 Chile Tipo de cama de madera fina y tallada .

 

marquesado

marquesado nombre masculino 1 Título nobiliario de marqués .2 Territorio sobre el que recaía este título o en que ejercía jurisdicción un marqués .