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English → English (gcide) Definition: Micronesian 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. [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster]