Austro-Asiatic Definition

ôstrō-āzhē-ătĭk, -shē-, -zē-
noun
A family of languages of southeast Asia once dominant in northeast India and Indochina, including Mon-Khmer and Munda.
American Heritage
A family of languages scattered widely throughout S Asia, including Mon, Khmer, Vietnamese, and the Munda languages of NE India.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
  • Austro-Asiatic language
  • Munda-Mon-Khmer
adjective
Designating or of this family of languages.
Webster's New World
pronoun

A major language family spoken in parts of Southeast Asia, India and the Nicobar Islands.

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