Austronesian Definition

ôstrō-nēzhən
adjective
Of or relating to Austronesia or its peoples, languages, or cultures.
American Heritage
Designating or of these languages, the peoples that speak them, or their cultures.
Webster's New World

Of or pertaining to Austronesia.

Wiktionary
noun
A family of languages that includes the Formosan, Indonesian, Malay, Melanesian, Micronesian, and Polynesian subfamilies.
American Heritage
A family of languages spoken over a large area extending from Hawaii south to New Zealand and west to Madagascar.
Webster's New World
A member of any of the peoples speaking these languages.
Webster's New World

Any of a family of languages from Austronesia, including Formosan, Indonesian, Malay, Melanesian, Micronesian, and Polynesian subfamilies.

Wiktionary
Synonyms:
  • Austronesian language

Other Word Forms of Austronesian

Noun

Singular:
Austronesian
Plural:
austronesians

Origin of Austronesian

  • From German Austronesisch; coined by Wilhelm Schmidt from Latin auster (“south wind”) + Ancient Greek νῆσος (nēsos, “island”).

    From Wiktionary

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