"Atafuan" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more Atafuan [comparative], most Atafuan [superlative]
Etymology: Atafu + -an Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|Atafu|an}} Atafu + -an Head templates: {{en-adj}} Atafuan (comparative more Atafuan, superlative most Atafuan)
  1. Of or relating to Atafu, a group of coral islets of Tokelau.
    Sense id: en-Atafuan-en-adj-65SjuoaE Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -an Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 49 51 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -an: 47 53

Noun

Forms: Atafuans [plural]
Etymology: Atafu + -an Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|Atafu|an}} Atafu + -an Head templates: {{en-noun}} Atafuan (plural Atafuans)
  1. A native or inhabitant of Atafu.
    Sense id: en-Atafuan-en-noun-O1dptFwv Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -an Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 49 51 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -an: 47 53

Inflected forms

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