Austronesia

/ˌɒs.tɹəˈniː.ʒə/

Austronesia proper noun: those areas of the world, mostly in Southeast Asia and the Pacific but also including Madagascar, that are inhabited by speakers of Austronesian languages.

Proper noun

Austronesia

Those areas of the world, mostly in Southeast Asia and the Pacific but also including Madagascar, that are inhabited by speakers of Austronesian languages.

Austronesia meaning in Tagalog, Arabic, Malay and Indonesian

Austronesia in Tagalog

group of islands: Awstronesya, Austronesya

Austronesia in Arabic

group of islands: أُسْتْرُونِيزِيَا ʔustrūnīziyā

Austronesia in Malay

group of islands: Austronesia

Austronesia in Indonesian

group of islands: Austronesia

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Austronesia in Persian: آسترونزی âstronezi

Origin of Austronesia

Back-formation from Austronesian (from Latin austro- (“southern”) + Ancient Greek νῆσος (nêsos, “island”) + -ia).

Questions about Austronesia

What does Austronesia mean?: Austronesia means those areas of the world, mostly in Southeast Asia and the Pacific but also including Madagascar, that are inhabited by speakers of Austronesian languages.
What is Austronesia in Tagalog?: Austronesia in Tagalog is Awstronesya, Austronesya. See Austronesia meaning in Tagalog.
What part of speech is Austronesia?: Austronesia is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Austronesia?: Austronesia is pronounced /ˌɒs.tɹəˈniː.ʒə/.

Words near Austronesia in the dictionary

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Last updated: 2026-09-02

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