NOUN
- a native or inhabitant of Tahiti
- the Oceanic language spoken on Tahiti
ADJECTIVE
- of or relating to or characteristic of the island of Tahiti or its residents or their language and culture
How To Use Tahitian In A Sentence
- There are many more plants that will thrive in medium light, among them Irish moss, Tahitian bridal veil, heart-leaved philodendron, pitcher plant, and butterwort.
- The lucuma ice cream, which we tried with the Tahitian vanilla, is standard fare in Peru but captivated us with its aromatic, tealike smokiness. NYT > Home Page
- There were colorful pareos, wrapped for wear in sundry ways by Tahitian women, who can get by with half a dozen as their entire wardrobe.
- Paul Gauguin's Two Tahitian Women is silk-screened at each corner of the painting.
- From numerous visits to the city and perhaps even periods of short-term residence or work, islanders know that many Tahitian families struggle to make a living and reside in squalid shacks.
- The store even stocks authentic Tahitian vanilla pods, saffron and sake.
- Hispanic, though currently the best answer, isn't entirely satisfactory because the term lumps together people who are about as alike as, say, Tahitians and Haitians. VERBATIM: The Language Quarterly Vol XVII No 4
- Often the pave is a spatter of the fallen mangos, its slippery condition of no import to the barefooted Tahitian, but to the shod a cause of sudden, strange gyrations and gestures, and of irreverence toward the Deity. Mystic Isles of the South Seas.
- As for the honeymoon, Mike reportedly has booked an 11-day post-wedding vacation. Carrie and Mike will visit Tahitian cities Papeete and Raiatea, then continue their exotic getaway in Bora Bora!
- I go up there and there are about eight or 10 of the beautiful Tahitian girls, and I was there all night with Marlon beating the drums while they danced.