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Austronesian

Did you mean: Austronesian (language), Malayo-Polynesian languages (language), Austronesian peoples

 
Dictionary: Aus·tro·ne·sian   (ô'strō-nē'zhən, -shən) pronunciation
 
adj.

Of or relating to Austronesia or its peoples, languages, or cultures.

n.

A family of languages that includes the Formosan, Indonesian, Malay, Melanesian, Micronesian, and Polynesian subfamilies.


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Columbia Encyclopedia: Austronesian
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Austronesian (ôs'trōnē'zhən, –shən) , name sometimes used for the Malayo-Polynesian languages.


 
WordNet: Austronesian
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The noun has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: a native or inhabitant of Austronesia

Meaning #2: the family of languages spoken in Australia and Formosa and Malaysia and Polynesia
  Synonym: Austronesian language


The adjective Austronesian has one meaning:

Meaning #1: of or relating to or characteristic of Austronesia or its people or culture
  Pertains to noun: Austronesia (meaning #1)


 
 

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