Marshallese
[ mahr-shuh-leez, -lees ]
/ ˌmɑr ʃəˈliz, -ˈlis /
noun, plural Mar·shall·ese.
a native or inhabitant of the Marshall Islands, especially a member of a Micronesian people native to these Islands.
the Polynesian language of the Marshall Islands.
adjective
of or relating to the Marshall Islands, their inhabitants, or their language.
Origin of Marshallese
First recorded in 1940–45;
Marshall (Islands) +
-ese