Austronesia

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌɒs.tɹəˈniː.ʒə/

Etymology

Backformation from Austronesian.

Proper noun

Austronesia

1. 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

• Maritime Southeast Asia
• Melanesia
• Micronesia
• Polynesia

Related terms

• Austronesian

Translations

group of islands

• Arabic: أُسْتْرُونِيزِيَا (ʔustrūnīziyā)
• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 南島／南岛 (naam⁴ dou²)

  Mandarin: 南島／南岛 (zh) (Nándǎo), 南岛 (zh) (Nándǎo)

  Min Nan: 南島／南岛 (Lâm-tó)

• Finnish: Austronesia
• French: Austronésie (fr)
• Georgian: ავსტრონეზია (avsṭronezia)
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• Japanese: オーストロネシア (Ōsutoroneshia)
• Korean: 오스트로네시아 (Oseuteuronesia)
• Malay: Austronesia
• Persian: آسترونزی (âstronezi)
• Russian: Австронезия (ru) (Avstronezija)
• Serbo-Croatian: Аустронезија f, Austronezija f
• Tagalog: Awstronesya, Austronesya