AUSTRONESIA

Meaning of AUSTRONESIA in English

Pronunciation: ˌ o ̇ s-tr ə - ' n ē -zh ə , ˌ äs-, - ' n ē -sh ə

Function: geographical name

1 the islands of the S. Pacific

2 area extending from Madagascar through the Malay Peninsula & Archipelago to Hawaii & Easter Is.

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012

AUSTRONESIA — geographical name the islands of the S Pacific, area extending from Madagascar through the Malay Peninsula & Archipelago to Hawaii …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
AUSTRONESIA — /aw'stroh nee"zheuh, -sheuh/ , n. the islands of the central and S Pacific. [ AUSTRO- + Gk nês ( os …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
AUSTRONESIA — n. islands in the central and south Pacific Ocean
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
AUSTRONESIA — geographical name 1. the islands of the S Pacific 2. area extending from Madagascar through the Malay Peninsula & Archipelago …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
AUSTRONESIA — Austronesi|a BrE AmE ˌɒs trəʊ ˈniːz i‿|ə ◂ ˌɔːs-, -ˈniːʒ |ə, -ˈniːs i‿|ə, -ˈniːʃ |ə AmE \ ˌɔːs troʊ ˈniːʒ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
AUSTRONESIAN — adjective Etymology: Austronesia, islands of the southern Pacific Date: 1925 of, relating to, or constituting a family of languages spoken …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
LAPITA CULTURE — Cultural complex of what were presumably the original human settlers of Melanesia, much of Polynesia, and parts of Micronesia. The …
Английский словарь Британика
AUSTRONESIAN — I. |ȯstrō|nēzhən, |äs-, -ēsh- adjective Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary, from New Latin Austronesia, islands of the southern …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
AUSTRONESIAN — /aw'stroh nee"zheuhn, -sheuhn/ , n. 1. Also called Malayo-Polynesian . a family of languages spoken in the Malay Peninsula, Indonesia, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
AUSTRO- — a combining form meaning "south," used in the formation of compound words: Austronesia. Also, esp. before a vowel, austr- . …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
AUSTRONESIAN — adj. of or pertaining Austronesia (islands in the central and South Pacific Ocean) or its languages
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
AUSTRONESIAN — adjective Etymology: Austronesia, islands of the southern Pacific Date: 1925 : of, relating to, or constituting a family of languages …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
AUSTRONESIAN — [Aus.tro.ne.sian] adj [Austronesia, islands of the southern Pacific] (1925): of, relating to, or constituting a family of languages spoken in …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
LAPITA CULTURE — cultural complex of what were presumably the original human settlers of Melanesia, much of Polynesia, and parts of Micronesia, and …
Britannica English vocabulary
LAPITA CULTURE — Cultural complex of what were presumably the original human settlers of Melanesia, much of Polynesia, and parts of Micronesia. The …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia

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