Mélanésie

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See also: Melanesië and Melanésie

French[edit]

French Wikipedia has an article on:

Mélanésie

Etymology[edit]

Coined by Jules Dumont d'Urville, from Ancient Greek μέλας (mélas, “dark”) + νῆσος (nêsos, “island”), referring to the skin color of the inhabitants.

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): /me.la.ne.zi/

Proper noun[edit]

Mélanésie f

Melanesia (a region of Oceania)

Derived terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

→ Dutch: Melanesië
→ English: Melanesia
→ German: Melanesien

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