Austronesian meaning

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Austronesian (noun): a native or inhabitant of Austronesia.

Austronesian has 3 meanings in this dictionary, as noun and adjective.

Austronesian as a noun

  1. a native or inhabitant of Austronesia

    Type of: inhabitant

    Kinds: Nauruan, Polynesian

  2. the family of languages spoken in Australia and Formosa and Malaysia and Polynesia

    Synonyms: Austronesian language

    Type of: natural language

    Kinds: Malayo-Polynesian, Australian, Formosan

Austronesian as an adjective

  1. of or relating to or characteristic of Austronesia or its people or culture

    Related forms: Austronesia

Word lists: words starting with AU · words ending in AN · 12-letter words

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