Austronesia

(ôs′trō nē′z̸hə)

the islands of the central and S Pacific

Origin: < Austro- (sense ) + Gr nēsos, island + -ia

See Austronesia in American Heritage Dictionary 4

The islands of the Pacific Ocean, including Indonesia, Melanesia, Micronesia, and Polynesia.

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