Austronesia en · PROPN
Pronunciation
- /ˌɒs.tɹəˈniː.ʒə/
Etymology
Back-formation from Austronesian (from Latin austro- (“southern”) + Ancient Greek νῆσος (nêsos, “island”) + -ia).
Meanings
- 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
Polynesia · Micronesia · Melanesia · Maritime Southeast Asia
Relateds
Translations (20)
ru А̀встронези́я (group of islands) · nan-hbl 南島 /南岛 (group of islands) · id Austronesia (group of islands) · yue 南島 /南岛 (group of islands) · fa آسترونزی (group of islands) · ar أُسْتْرُونِيزِيَا (group of islands) · tl Awstronesya (group of islands) · tl Austronesya (group of islands) · sh Austronezija (group of islands) · ko 오스트로네시아 (group of islands) · cmn 南島 /南岛 (group of islands) · sh Аустронезија (group of islands) · ga an Astrainéis (group of islands) · fr Austronésie (group of islands) · ka ავსტრონეზია (group of islands) · fi Austronesia (group of islands) · ca Austronèsia (group of islands) · ja オーストロネシア (group of islands) · ms Austronesia (group of islands) · pt Austronésia (group of islands)