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