Austroasiatic
[ aw-stroh-ey-zhee-at-ik, -shee- ]
/ ˌɔ stroʊˌeɪ ʒiˈæt ɪk, -ʃi- /
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noun
a family of languages spoken in SE Asia and the landsaround the Bay of Bengal and consisting principally of Vietnamese, Khmer, Mon, Khasi, Nicobarese, and the Munda languages.
adjective
of or relating to Austroasiatic.
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Words nearby Austroasiatic
Austrian blind, Austrian pine, Austrian shade, austringer, austro-, Austroasiatic, Austro-Hungarian, Austronesia, Austronesian, Austro-Prussian War, aut-
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British Dictionary definitions for Austroasiatic
Austro-Asiatic
noun
a hypothetical phylum or superfamily of languages consisting of Mon-Khmer and certain other languages of India and South-East Asia. Links with Malayo-Polynesian have also been suggested
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