Definitions

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  • adjective Of or relating to the Pitcairn Islands.
  • proper noun A creole spoken in the Pitcairn Islands, formed from an eighteenth-century dialect of English and the Tahitian language.

Etymologies

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From Pitcairn +‎ -ese

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Examples

  • English (official), Pitcairnese (mixture of an 18th century English dialect and a Tahitian dialect)

    The 2007 CIA World Factbook United States. Central Intelligence Agency

  • English (official), Pitcairnese (mixture of an 18th century English dialect and a Tahitian dialect)

    The 2007 CIA World Factbook United States. Central Intelligence Agency

  • English (official), Pitcairnese (mixture of an 18th century English dialect and a Tahitian dialect)

    The 2005 CIA World Factbook United States. Central Intelligence Agency

  • English (official), Pitcairnese (mixture of an 18th century English dialect and a Tahitian dialect)

    The 2005 CIA World Factbook United States. Central Intelligence Agency

  • English (official), Pitcairnese (mixture of an 18th century English dialect and a Tahitian dialect)

    The 2004 CIA World Factbook United States. Central Intelligence Agency

  • English (official), Pitcairnese (mixture of an 18th century English dialect and a Tahitian dialect)

    The 2004 CIA World Factbook United States. Central Intelligence Agency

  • Languages: English (official), Pitcairnese, Tahitian, 18th century English dialect

    The 1999 CIA Factbook United States. Central Intelligence Agency

  • Languages: English (official), Pitcairnese (mixture of an 18th century English dialect and a Tahitian dialect)

    The 2001 CIA World Factbook United States. Central Intelligence Agency

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