"Austronesia" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /ˌɒs.tɹəˈniː.ʒə/
Etymology: Back-formation from Austronesian (from Latin austro- (“southern”) + Ancient Greek νῆσος (nêsos, “island”) + -ia). Etymology templates: {{back-formation|en|Austronesian}} Back-formation from Austronesian, {{der|en|la|austro-||southern}} Latin austro- (“southern”), {{der|en|grc|νῆσος||island}} Ancient Greek νῆσος (nêsos, “island”), {{suffix|en|Latin <i class="Latn mention" lang="la">austro-</i> (“southern”) + Ancient Greek <i class="Polyt mention" lang="grc">νῆσος</i> (nêsos, “island”)|-ia}} Latin austro- (“southern”) + Ancient Greek νῆσος (nêsos, “island”) + -ia Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Austronesia
  1. 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: Maritime Southeast Asia, Melanesia, Micronesia, Polynesia Related terms: Austronesian Translations (group of islands): أُسْتْرُونِيزِيَا (ʔustrūnīziyā) (Arabic), Austronèsia [feminine] (Catalan), 南島 [Hokkien] (Chinese), 南岛 (Lâm-tó) [Hokkien] (Chinese), 南島 (Chinese Cantonese), 南岛 (naam⁴ dou²) (Chinese Cantonese), 南島 (Chinese Mandarin), 南岛 (Nándǎo) (Chinese Mandarin), Austronesia (Finnish), Austronésie (French), ავსტრონეზია (avsṭronezia) (Georgian), an Astrainéis [feminine] (Irish), オーストロネシア (Ōsutoroneshia) (Japanese), 오스트로네시아 (Oseuteuronesia) (Korean), Austronesia (Malay), آسترونزی (âstronezi) (Persian), Austronésia (Portuguese), Австронезия (Avstronezija) (Russian), Аустронезија [feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), Austronezija [feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), Awstronesya (Tagalog), Austronesya (Tagalog)

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      "sense": "group of islands",
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      "sense": "group of islands",
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      "sense": "group of islands",
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      "sense": "group of islands",
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      "word": "Аустронезија"
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    {
      "code": "sh",
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      "sense": "group of islands",
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