Micronesian describes something of, from, or related to
Micronesia
Micronesia (, ) is a subregion of Oceania, consisting of about 2,000 small islands in the western Pacific Ocean. It has a close shared cultural history with three other island regions: the Philippines to the west, Polynesia to the east, and ...
, a subregion of Oceania composed of hundreds of small islands in the Pacific Ocean.
Micronesian may refer to:
People and society
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Micronesian people
The Micronesians or Micronesian peoples are various closely related ethnic groups native to Micronesia, a region of Oceania in the Pacific Ocean. They are a part of the Austronesian ethnolinguistic group, which has an Urheimat in Taiwan.
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, people from the general region of Micronesia
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Micronesian citizen
The nationality law of the Federated States of Micronesia determines who is or may become a citizen or national of the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM). Article III of the Constitution of the Federated States of Micronesia provides the basis fo ...
, a citizen of the Federated States of Micronesia, an independent sovereign island nation
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Micronesian passport
Micronesian passports are the regular travel document issued by the Federated States of Micronesia to its citizens in order to enable them to travel outside the country.
Passport cover
Micronesian passports are blue with the word "PASSPORT" wri ...
, issued by the Federated States of Micronesia
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Micronesian Americans
Micronesian Americans are Americans who are descended from people of the Federated States of Micronesia. According to the 2010 census, a total of 8,185 residents self-identified as having origins in the country, which consists of four states. More ...
, Americans descended from people of the Federated States of Micronesia
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Micronesian Japanese, people from Japan who settled in Micronesia in the first half of the 20th century
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Micronesian mythology
Micronesian mythology comprises the traditional belief systems of the people of Micronesia. There is no single belief system in the islands of Micronesia, as each island region has its own mythological beings.
Region
Micronesia is a region in th ...
, the traditional belief systems of the people of Micronesia
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Micronesian languages
The twenty Micronesian languages form a family of Oceanic languages. Micronesian languages are known for their lack of plain labial consonants; they have instead two series, palatalized and labio-velarized labials.
Languages
According to Jackso ...
, twenty languages forming a family of Oceanic languages
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Micronesian Pidgin English
Micronesian Pidgin is an English-based pidgin language spoken in nineteenth-century Micronesia. It may have been related to Melanesian Pidgin English, due to a number of workers from Melanesia.
English-speaking traders dominated the area from ab ...
, an English-based pidgin language spoken in nineteenth-century Micronesia
Biology
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Micronesian imperial pigeon
The Micronesian imperial pigeon (''Ducula oceanica''), also known as the Micronesian pigeon, and Belochel is a species of bird in the family Columbidae (doves). It is found in Palau, the Caroline Islands, the Marshall Islands and Nauru. Its habit ...
, a species of bird in the family Columbidae
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Micronesian kingfisher Micronesian kingfisher is a common name used to refer to several species of bird of the genus ''Todiramphus'' found in neighboring island countries of the western Pacific Ocean.
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The Guam kingfisher (''Todiramphus cinnamominus'' ...
, a group of kingfishers from the Pacific Islands of Guam, Pohnpei and Palau
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Micronesian megapode
The Micronesian megapode or Micronesian scrubfowl (''Megapodius laperouse'') is an endangered megapode which inhabits islands of the Western Pacific Ocean.
Description
The Micronesian megapode is a stocky medium-sized bird that is mostly dark b ...
, an endangered megapode which inhabits islands of the Western Pacific Ocean
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Micronesian myzomela
The Micronesian myzomela (''Myzomela rubratra'') is a species of bird in the honeyeater family Meliphagidae. The species forms a superspecies with a number of related and similar looking island and mainland myzomelas across the Pacific and Austra ...
, a species of bird in the honeyeater family, Meliphagidaeyes
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Micronesian starling
The Micronesian starling (''Aplonis opaca'') is a species of starling in the family Sturnidae. It is found in Micronesia, the Northern Mariana Islands, and Palau. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forest and subtropical or tro ...
, a species of starling in the family Sturnidae
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Micronesian swiftlet
The island swiftlet, also known as the Caroline swiftlet, Micronesian swiftlet, or Caroline Islands swiftlet, (''Aerodramus inquietus'') is a species of swift in the family Apodidae. Some taxonomists consider it to be a subspecies of the unifo ...
, a species of swift in the family Apodidae
Other
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Micronesian Games
The Micronesian Games (or Micro Games, MicroGames) are a quadrennial international multi-sport event within the Micronesian region. The Games were first held in 1969 in Saipan (Northern Mariana Islands). The 2010 Micronesian Games were initially d ...
, a quadrennial international multi-sport event within the Micronesian region
See also
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Pacific Islander
Pacific Islanders, Pasifika, Pasefika, or rarely Pacificers are the peoples of the list of islands in the Pacific Ocean, Pacific Islands. As an ethnic group, ethnic/race (human categorization), racial term, it is used to describe the original p ...
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