Associations to the word «Melanesia»

Wiktionary

MELANESIA, proper noun. Part of Oceania, made up of New Guinea, the Bismarck Archipelago, the Solomon Islands, New Caledonia, Vanuatu and Fiji.

Dictionary definition

MELANESIA, noun. The islands in the southwestern part of Oceania.

Wise words

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