Indo-Pacific

[in-doh-puh-sif-ik]

adjective

1. of or relating to the areas of the Indian and Pacific Oceans off the coast of southeast Asia.

noun

1. a proposed linguistic family including all the non-Austronesian languages of the Pacific peoples.

Indo-Pacific

adjective

1. of or relating to the region of the Indian and W Pacific Oceans off the coast of SE Asia

noun

1. a hypothetical family of languages relating the languages of New Guinea other than Malayo-Polynesian. Tentative affiliations with Malayo-Polynesian or Australian languages have been suggested

Word History and Origins

Origin of Indo-Pacific¹

First recorded in 1875–80

Example Sentences

UK's Indo-Pacific Minister Seema Malhotra has defended her government's immigration proposals during a visit to India, while expressing concern about a rise in foreign students seeking asylum at the end of their studies.

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Ambassador to Japan George Glass said: “The United States always has the back of our most important ally in the Indo-Pacific.”

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“Air dominance will be critical to whomever would emerge victorious in the context of a war fight in the Indo-Pacific,” said Horowitz, noting that China could be the first to field such a drone, with both the FH-97A and GJ-11 in advanced stages of development.

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"While we have assessed that this event does not pose an immediate threat to US personnel or territory, or to our allies, the missile launch highlights the destabilizing impact" of North Korea's actions, said the US Indo-Pacific Command in a statement.

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"It is a signal of our growing strategic convergence and will herald a new decade of partnership. Defence will remain as a major pillar of our bilateral relations. Our partnership is critical for ensuring a free, open and rules-based Indo-Pacific region," Singh said, in a post on X.

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