Neo-Melanesian

[ nee-oh-mel-uh-nee-zhuhn, -shuhn ]

/ ˌni oʊˌmɛl əˈni ʒən, -ʃən /

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noun

a pidgin language based on English and spoken in Melanesia, New Guinea, and NE Australia.

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Also called Beach-la-mar, bêche-de-mer.

Origin of Neo-Melanesian

First recorded in 1960–65

Words nearby Neo-Melanesian

neologize, neology, neo-Lutheranism, neolyte, neo-Malthusianism, Neo-Melanesian, neomembrane, neomercantilism, neomycin, neon, neonatal

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In contrast to Obamacare, a neo-WPA would have been a difficult target for the GOP.
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Donetsk, formerly a make-believe republic, is turning into a little neo-Soviet state.
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The Neo-conservative programme should tell us what is meant by the liberties of the people.
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This is a field in which Neo-conservatism can reap no harvest.
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It was in the Neo valley that the supreme efforts of the earthquake were manifested.
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If it bear the distinct marks of being a Neo-platonic pastiche, we may reject it without hesitation.
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British Dictionary definitions for Neo-Melanesian

Neo-Melanesian

noun

an English-based creole language widely spoken in the SW Pacific, with borrowings from other languages, esp MotuAlso called: Beach-la-Mar

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