MELANESIAN


Meaning of MELANESIAN in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌme-lə-ˈnē-zhən, -shən ]

noun

Date: 1845

1. : a member of the dominant native group of Melanesia

2. : a language group consisting of the Austronesian languages of Melanesia

• Melanesian adjective

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.