Austronesia
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Back-formation from Austronesian (from Latin austro- (“southern”) + Ancient Greek νῆσος (nêsos, “island”) + -ia).
Pronunciation
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Austronesia
- Those areas of the world, mostly in Southeast Asia and the Pacific but also including Madagascar, that are inhabited by speakers of Austronesian languages.
Meronyms
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[edit]Translations
[edit]group of islands
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