Typee

See also: typee

English

Noun

Typee (plural Typees)

  1. (obsolete) A member of the Tai-pi people of Nuku Hiva in French Polynesia.

Usage notes

  • This spelling is mostly known from Herman Melville's 1846 novel Typee: A Peep at Polynesian Life.
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