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Melanesian
/ ˌmɛləˈniːzɪən /
adjective
- of or relating to Melanesia, its people, or their languages
noun
- a native or inhabitant of Melanesia: generally Negroid with frizzy hair and small stature
- a group or branch of languages spoken in Melanesia, belonging to the Malayo-Polynesian family
- See Neo-MelanesianSee also Neo-Melanesian
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Melanesian1
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Example Sentences
For instance, Denisovan DNA accounts for about 2 to 4 percent of Melanesian people’s genome.
In the Melanesian myth, dawn is cut out of the body of night by Qat, armed with a knife of red obsidian.
Only three Melanesian words in the list appear to have been adopted by the Papuans.
They are believed to have Papuan or Papuo-Melanesian blood in their veins.
Separate groups of buildings, which once were filled with lads from different Melanesian isles—farm buildings, barns, &c.
Finally, retaining only the north part of the northern island, to take the Melanesian Bishopric.
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