Associations to the word «Austronesia»

Wiktionary

AUSTRONESIA, proper noun. The Pacific islands of Indonesia, Melanesia, Micronesia, and Polynesia considered as a group.

Dictionary definition

AUSTRONESIA, noun. Islands of central and South Pacific (Indonesia and Melanesia and Micronesia and Polynesia).

Wise words

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