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Austronesian
[ aw-stroh-nee-zhuhn, -shuhn ]
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.
Austronesian
/ ˌɒstrəʊˈniːʒən; -ʃən /
adjective
- of or relating to Austronesia, its peoples, or their languages
noun
- another name for Malayo-Polynesian
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Austronesian1
First recorded in 1900–05; Austronesi(a) + -an
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Example Sentences
The Austronesian languages spread from these areas over thousands of miles beyond.
From Project Gutenberg
All subsequent migrations were of Austronesian-speaking peoples from Indonesia.
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