"Melanesia" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /ˌmɛl.əˈniː.zi.ə/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˌmɛl.əˈni.ʒə/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Melanesia.wav [Southern-England]
Etymology: From French Mélanésie (coined by Jules Dumont d'Urville), from Ancient Greek μέλας (mélas, “dark”) + νῆσος (nêsos, “island”), referring to the skin color of the inhabitants. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|Mélanésie}} French Mélanésie, {{der|en|grc|μέλας||dark}} Ancient Greek μέλας (mélas, “dark”), {{m|grc|νῆσος||island}} νῆσος (nêsos, “island”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Melanesia
  1. A region of Oceania, made up of New Guinea, the Bismarck Archipelago, the Solomon Islands, New Caledonia, Vanuatu and Fiji. Wikipedia link: Jules Dumont d'Urville, Melanesia Categories (place): Regions of Oceania Holonyms: Austronesia, Oceania Related terms: Melanie Coordinate_terms: Micronesia, Polynesia Translations (part of Oceania): Melanesië (Afrikaans), Melanesia [feminine] (Albanian), መላኔዥያ (mälanežya) (Amharic), مِيلَانِيزِيَا (mīlānīziyā) [feminine] (Arabic), Մելանեզիա (Melanezia) (Armenian), Melaneziya (Azerbaijani), Мелане́зія (Mjelanjézija) [feminine] (Belarusian), Мэланэ́зія (Melanézija) [feminine] (Belarusian), Мелане́зия (Melanézija) [feminine] (Bulgarian), မီလန်နီးရှား (milanni:hra:) (Burmese), Melanèsia [feminine] (Catalan), 美拉尼西亞 (Chinese Mandarin), 美拉尼西亚 (Měilāníxīyà) (Chinese Mandarin), Melanésie [feminine] (Czech), Melanesien [neuter] (Danish), Melanesië [neuter] (Dutch), Melanezio (Esperanto), Melaneesia (Estonian), Melanesia (Finnish), Mélanésie [feminine] (French), მელანეზია (melanezia) (Georgian), Melanesien [neuter] (German), Μελανησία (Melanisía) [feminine] (Greek), מֶלַנֶזיה (melanézya) [feminine] (Hebrew), मॅलानिशिया (mĕlāniśiyā) [masculine] (Hindi), Melanézia (Hungarian), Melanesía (Icelandic), Melenasia (Indonesian), an Mheilinéis [feminine] (Irish), Melanesia [feminine] (Italian), メラネシア (Meraneshia) (Japanese), Меланезия (Melaneziä) (Kazakh), 멜라네시아 (Mellanesia) (Korean), Меланезия (Melaneziya) (Kyrgyz), ເມລາເນຊີ (mē lā nē sī) (Lao), Melanēzija [feminine] (Latvian), Melanezija [feminine] (Lithuanian), Меланезија (Melanezija) [feminine] (Macedonian), Melanesia (Malay), Meranihia (Maori), Меланези (Melanezi) [Cyrillic] (Mongolian), Melanezya (Northern Kurdish), Melanesia (Norwegian Bokmål), Melanesia (Norwegian Nynorsk), ملانزی (melânezi) (Persian), Melanezja [feminine] (Polish), Melanésia [feminine] (Portuguese), Melanezia (Romanian), Мелане́зия (Melanɛ́zija) [feminine] (Russian), Мела̀не̄зија [Cyrillic, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), Melànēzija [Roman, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), Melanézia [feminine] (Slovak), Melanezija [feminine] (Slovene), Melanesia [feminine] (Spanish), Melanesien [neuter] (Swedish), Timpuluan (Tagalog), Melanesya (Tagalog), Меланезия (Melaneziya) (Tajik), Меланезия (Melaneziyä) (Tatar), เมลานีเซีย (mee-laa-nii-siia) (Thai), Melanezya (Turkish), Melaneziýa (Turkmen), Мелане́зія (Melanézija) [feminine] (Ukrainian), میلانیشیا (melāniśiyā) [masculine] (Urdu), مېلانېزىيە (mëlanëziye) (Uyghur), Melaneziya (Uzbek), Mê-la-nê-di (Vietnamese), Bläga-Seanuäns (Volapük), מעלאַנעזיע (melanezye) [neuter] (Yiddish)

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          "sense": "part of Oceania",
          "word": "멜라네시아"
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          "lang": "Lao",
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          "word": "ເມລາເນຊີ"
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          "lang": "Macedonian",
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          "sense": "part of Oceania",
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          "lang": "Malay",
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          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "part of Oceania",
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          "lang": "Mongolian",
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          "sense": "part of Oceania",
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          "code": "nb",
          "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
          "sense": "part of Oceania",
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          "lang": "Persian",
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          "sense": "part of Oceania",
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          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "part of Oceania",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
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          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "part of Oceania",
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          "sense": "part of Oceania",
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}
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    },
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      "word": "Polynesia"
    }
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    }
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    },
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    }
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        "English terms borrowed from French",
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        "English terms with audio links",
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        "English uncountable nouns",
        "Mandarin terms with redundant transliterations",
        "Rhymes:English/iːʒə",
        "Rhymes:English/iːʒə/4 syllables",
        "Russian terms with non-redundant manual transliterations",
        "Urdu terms with non-redundant manual transliterations",
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          "ref": "2004, Mary N. MacDonald, “Thinking and teaching with the indigenous traditions of Melanesia”, in Beyond primitivism: indigenous religious traditions and modernity, Routledge, page 315",
          "text": "My job, then, is that of a cultural and religious broker of sorts, co-opting Melanesia to serve as a stimulus to thought in Le Moyne classrooms.",
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        }
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          "Oceania",
          "Oceania#English"
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          "New Guinea"
        ],
        [
          "Bismarck Archipelago",
          "Bismarck Archipelago"
        ],
        [
          "Solomon Islands",
          "Solomon Islands"
        ],
        [
          "New Caledonia",
          "New Caledonia"
        ],
        [
          "Vanuatu",
          "Vanuatu"
        ],
        [
          "Fiji",
          "Fiji"
        ]
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        "Jules Dumont d'Urville",
        "Melanesia"
      ]
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        "Received-Pronunciation"
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      "ipa": "/ˌmɛl.əˈni.ʒə/",
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        "General-American"
      ]
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      "audio": "LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Melanesia.wav",
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      "tags": [
        "Southern-England"
      ],
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    }
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      "code": "af",
      "lang": "Afrikaans",
      "sense": "part of Oceania",
      "word": "Melanesië"
    },
    {
      "code": "sq",
      "lang": "Albanian",
      "sense": "part of Oceania",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Melanesia"
    },
    {
      "code": "am",
      "lang": "Amharic",
      "roman": "mälanežya",
      "sense": "part of Oceania",
      "word": "መላኔዥያ"
    },
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "mīlānīziyā",
      "sense": "part of Oceania",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "مِيلَانِيزِيَا"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "Melanezia",
      "sense": "part of Oceania",
      "word": "Մելանեզիա"
    },
    {
      "code": "az",
      "lang": "Azerbaijani",
      "sense": "part of Oceania",
      "word": "Melaneziya"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "Mjelanjézija",
      "sense": "part of Oceania",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Мелане́зія"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "Melanézija",
      "sense": "part of Oceania",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Мэланэ́зія"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "Melanézija",
      "sense": "part of Oceania",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Мелане́зия"
    },
    {
      "code": "my",
      "lang": "Burmese",
      "roman": "milanni:hra:",
      "sense": "part of Oceania",
      "word": "မီလန်နီးရှား"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "part of Oceania",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Melanèsia"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "part of Oceania",
      "word": "美拉尼西亞"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "Měilāníxīyà",
      "sense": "part of Oceania",
      "word": "美拉尼西亚"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "part of Oceania",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Melanésie"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "part of Oceania",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Melanesien"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "part of Oceania",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Melanesië"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "part of Oceania",
      "word": "Melanezio"
    },
    {
      "code": "et",
      "lang": "Estonian",
      "sense": "part of Oceania",
      "word": "Melaneesia"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "part of Oceania",
      "word": "Melanesia"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "part of Oceania",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Mélanésie"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "melanezia",
      "sense": "part of Oceania",
      "word": "მელანეზია"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "part of Oceania",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Melanesien"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "Melanisía",
      "sense": "part of Oceania",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Μελανησία"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "melanézya",
      "sense": "part of Oceania",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "מֶלַנֶזיה"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "mĕlāniśiyā",
      "sense": "part of Oceania",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "मॅलानिशिया"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "part of Oceania",
      "word": "Melanézia"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "part of Oceania",
      "word": "Melanesía"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "part of Oceania",
      "word": "Melenasia"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "part of Oceania",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "an Mheilinéis"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "part of Oceania",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Melanesia"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "Meraneshia",
      "sense": "part of Oceania",
      "word": "メラネシア"
    },
    {
      "code": "kk",
      "lang": "Kazakh",
      "roman": "Melaneziä",
      "sense": "part of Oceania",
      "word": "Меланезия"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "Mellanesia",
      "sense": "part of Oceania",
      "word": "멜라네시아"
    },
    {
      "code": "kmr",
      "lang": "Northern Kurdish",
      "sense": "part of Oceania",
      "word": "Melanezya"
    },
    {
      "code": "ky",
      "lang": "Kyrgyz",
      "roman": "Melaneziya",
      "sense": "part of Oceania",
      "word": "Меланезия"
    },
    {
      "code": "lo",
      "lang": "Lao",
      "roman": "mē lā nē sī",
      "sense": "part of Oceania",
      "word": "ເມລາເນຊີ"
    },
    {
      "code": "lv",
      "lang": "Latvian",
      "sense": "part of Oceania",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Melanēzija"
    },
    {
      "code": "lt",
      "lang": "Lithuanian",
      "sense": "part of Oceania",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Melanezija"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "Melanezija",
      "sense": "part of Oceania",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Меланезија"
    },
    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "part of Oceania",
      "word": "Melanesia"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "part of Oceania",
      "word": "Meranihia"
    },
    {
      "code": "mn",
      "lang": "Mongolian",
      "roman": "Melanezi",
      "sense": "part of Oceania",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic"
      ],
      "word": "Меланези"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "part of Oceania",
      "word": "Melanesia"
    },
    {
      "code": "nn",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "sense": "part of Oceania",
      "word": "Melanesia"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "melânezi",
      "sense": "part of Oceania",
      "word": "ملانزی"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "part of Oceania",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Melanezja"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "part of Oceania",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Melanésia"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "part of Oceania",
      "word": "Melanezia"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "Melanɛ́zija",
      "sense": "part of Oceania",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Мелане́зия"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "part of Oceania",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic",
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Мела̀не̄зија"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "part of Oceania",
      "tags": [
        "Roman",
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Melànēzija"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "part of Oceania",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Melanézia"
    },
    {
      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "sense": "part of Oceania",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Melanezija"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "part of Oceania",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Melanesia"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "part of Oceania",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Melanesien"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "part of Oceania",
      "word": "Timpuluan"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "part of Oceania",
      "word": "Melanesya"
    },
    {
      "code": "tg",
      "lang": "Tajik",
      "roman": "Melaneziya",
      "sense": "part of Oceania",
      "word": "Меланезия"
    },
    {
      "code": "tt",
      "lang": "Tatar",
      "roman": "Melaneziyä",
      "sense": "part of Oceania",
      "word": "Меланезия"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "mee-laa-nii-siia",
      "sense": "part of Oceania",
      "word": "เมลานีเซีย"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "part of Oceania",
      "word": "Melanezya"
    },
    {
      "code": "tk",
      "lang": "Turkmen",
      "sense": "part of Oceania",
      "word": "Melaneziýa"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "Melanézija",
      "sense": "part of Oceania",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Мелане́зія"
    },
    {
      "code": "ur",
      "lang": "Urdu",
      "roman": "melāniśiyā",
      "sense": "part of Oceania",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "میلانیشیا"
    },
    {
      "code": "ug",
      "lang": "Uyghur",
      "roman": "mëlanëziye",
      "sense": "part of Oceania",
      "word": "مېلانېزىيە"
    },
    {
      "code": "uz",
      "lang": "Uzbek",
      "sense": "part of Oceania",
      "word": "Melaneziya"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "part of Oceania",
      "word": "Mê-la-nê-di"
    },
    {
      "code": "vo",
      "lang": "Volapük",
      "sense": "part of Oceania",
      "word": "Bläga-Seanuäns"
    },
    {
      "code": "yi",
      "lang": "Yiddish",
      "roman": "melanezye",
      "sense": "part of Oceania",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "מעלאַנעזיע"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Melanesia"
}

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