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单词 austronesian
释义

Austronesian

[ aw-stroh-nee-zhuhn, -shuhn ]
/ ˌɔ stroʊˈni ʒən, -ʃən /

noun

Also called Malayo-Polynesian. a family of languages spoken in the Malay Peninsula, Indonesia, the Philippines, Vietnam, Taiwan, Madagascar, and Oceania.

adjective

of or relating to Austronesia or the Austronesian family of languages; Malayo-Polynesian.

Origin of Austronesian

First recorded in 1900–05; Austronesi(a) + -an

Words nearby Austronesian

austringer, austro-, Austroasiatic, Austro-Hungarian, Austronesia, Austronesian, Austro-Prussian War, aut-, autacoid, autarch, autarchy
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Example sentences from the Web for Austronesian

  • The Austronesian languages spread from these areas over thousands of miles beyond.

    The Civilization of Illiteracy|Mihai Nadin

British Dictionary definitions for Austronesian

Austronesian
/ (ˌɒstrəʊˈniːʒən, -ʃən) /

adjective

of or relating to Austronesia, its peoples, or their languages

noun

another name for Malayo-Polynesian
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