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

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Other Word Forms of Austronesian

Singular:

Austronesian

Plural:

austronesians

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

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