Definition of Austro-asiatic

1. Noun. A family of languages spoken in southern and southeastern Asia.

Exact synonyms: Austro-asiatic Language, Munda-mon-khmer
Generic synonyms: Natural Language, Tongue
Specialized synonyms: Munda, Mon-khmer

Definition of Austro-asiatic

1. Proper noun. A major language family spoken in parts of Southeast Asia, India and the Nicobar Islands. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Austro-asiatic

Australopithecus afarensis
Australopithecus africanus
Australopithecus boisei
Australopithecus robustus
Austria
Austria-Hungary
Austrian
Austrian German
Austrian capital
Austrian monetary unit
Austrian schilling
Austrian winter pea
Austrianness
Austrians
Austro-
Austro-Asiatic
Austro-Hungarian
Austrocedrus
Austrocedrus chilensis
Austronesia
Austronesian
Austronesian language
Austronesianist
Austronesianists
Austronesians
Austrophobe
Austrophobes
Austroslavism
Austrotaxus
Austrotaxus spicata

Literary usage of Austro-asiatic

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Khasis by Philip Richard Thornhagh Gurdon (1914)
"Schmidt's conclusions regarding the interconnection of the languages of Schmidt's Austro-Asiatic group may be found on pp. 748-750 of the Journal of the ..."

2. Prehistoric Settlement of the Pacific by Ward Hunt Goodenough (1996)
"We may have evidence here of the southward spread into Thailand and inland Vietnam of speakers of Austro-Asiatic languages (see Blust, chapter 7 of this ..."

3. Military Geography for Professionals and the Public by John M. Collins (2000)
"... Sino-Tibetan; Austro- Asiatic; and a miscellaneous family that includes Aborigine, Amerind, Dravidian, ..."

4. The Mythology of All Races by Louis Herbert Gray, George Foot Moore, John Arnott MacCulloch (1918)
"... who are not Tai at all, but belong to the Austro- Asiatic family, trace their rulers to the same dragon source. ..."

5. Between East and West: The Moluccas and the Traffic in Spices Up to the by R. A. Donkin (2003)
"... lay the Austro-Asiatic linguistic province, and to the south and east, New Guinea and adjacent islands, including northern Halmahera and part of Timor, ..."

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