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Definition of Austronesia
1. Noun. Islands of central and South Pacific (Indonesia and Melanesia and Micronesia and Polynesia).
Geographical relationships: Polynesia
Generic synonyms: Archipelago
Group relationships: Pacific, Pacific Ocean
Member holonyms: Austronesian
Derivative terms: Austronesian
Definition of Austronesia
1. Proper noun. The Pacific islands of Indonesia, Melanesia, Micronesia, and Polynesia considered as a group. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Austronesia
Literary usage of Austronesia
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Monist by Hegeler Institute (1911)
"These last mentioned languages, spoken on the Assam Peninsula, Schmidt has shown
to be a connecting link between the people of Central Asia and austronesia. ..."
2. Where the Strange Trails Go Down by Edward Alexander Powell (1921)
"The thousands of islands, islets, and atolls which comprise Netherlands India—the
proper etymological name of the archipelago is austronesia—are scattered ..."
3. Indonesia: Sumatra, Java, Bali, Lombok, Sulawesi by David E. Henley (2000)
"Balinese Women In austronesia. gender roles are quite remarkable. Despite widespread
observation of defilement laws, which require the segregation of men ..."
4. Prehistoric Settlement of the Pacific by Ward Hunt Goodenough (1996)
"Proto-austronesian and Old Chinese Evidence for Sino- austronesia. OL. 33: 271-308
SAHLINS, M. 1981. The stranger king; or, Dumézil among the Fijians. ..."
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