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Austronesian definition

Aus·tro·ne·sian (-z̸hən)

noun

  1. a family of languages spoken over a large area extending from Hawaii south to New Zealand and west to Madagascar
  2. a member of any of the peoples speaking these languages

adjective

designating or of these languages, the peoples that speak them, or their cultures

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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