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Austronesian
Aus·tro·ne·sian A0530500 (ô′strō-nē′zhən)adj. Of or relating to Austronesia or its peoples, languages, or cultures.n. A family of languages that includes the Formosan, Indonesian, Malay, Melanesian, Micronesian, and Polynesian subfamilies.Austronesian (ˌɒstrəʊˈniːʒən; -ʃən) adj1. (Placename) of or relating to Austronesia, its peoples, or their languages2. (Peoples) of or relating to Austronesia, its peoples, or their languages3. (Languages) of or relating to Austronesia, its peoples, or their languagesn (Languages) another name for Malayo-PolynesianAus•tro•ne•sian (ˌɔ stroʊˈni ʒən, -ʃən)
n. 1. a language family that includes all the non-Papuan, non-Australian languages of peoples indigenous to Oceania, the Indonesian archipelago, Taiwan, and the Philippines, as well as Malay and Chamic in SE Asia and Malagasy on Madagascar. adj. 2. of Austronesia or Austronesian. [1900–1905] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | Austronesian - a native or inhabitant of AustronesiaAustronesia - islands of central and South Pacific (Indonesia and Melanesia and Micronesia and Polynesia)denizen, dweller, habitant, inhabitant, indweller - a person who inhabits a particular placeNauruan - a native or inhabitant of NauruPolynesian - a native or inhabitant of Polynesia | | 2. | Austronesian - the family of languages spoken in Australia and Formosa and Malaysia and PolynesiaAustronesian languagenatural language, tongue - a human written or spoken language used by a community; opposed to e.g. a computer languageMalayo-Polynesian, Polynesian - the branch of the Austronesian languages spoken from Madagascar to the central PacificAboriginal Australian, Australian - the Austronesian languages spoken by Australian aboriginesFormosan - the Austronesian languages spoken on Formosa | | Adj. | 1. | Austronesian - of or relating to or characteristic of Austronesia or its people or culture |
TranslationsAustronesian
Austronesian (ôs'trōnē`zhən, –shən), name sometimes used for the Malayo-Polynesian languagesMalayo-Polynesian languages
, sometimes also called Austronesian languages
, family of languages estimated at from 300 to 500 tongues and understood by approximately 300 million people in Madagascar; the Malay Peninsula; Indonesia and New Guinea; the Philippines;
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Related to Austronesian: Austronesian languageSynonyms for Austronesiannoun a native or inhabitant of AustronesiaRelated Words- Austronesia
- denizen
- dweller
- habitant
- inhabitant
- indweller
- Nauruan
- Polynesian
noun the family of languages spoken in Australia and Formosa and Malaysia and PolynesiaSynonymsRelated Words- natural language
- tongue
- Malayo-Polynesian
- Polynesian
- Aboriginal Australian
- Australian
- Formosan
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