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indo-pacific

In·do-Pa·cif·ic
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [in-doh-puh-sif-ik]
    • /ˈɪn doʊ pəˈsɪf ɪk/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [in-doh-puh-sif-ik]
    • /ˈɪn doʊ pəˈsɪf ɪk/

Definitions of indo-pacific word

  • adjective indo-pacific of or relating to the areas of the Indian and Pacific oceans off the coast of SE Asia. 1
  • noun indo-pacific a proposed linguistic family including all the non-Austronesian languages of the Pacific. 1
  • adjective indo-pacific of or relating to the region of the Indian and W Pacific Oceans off the coast of SE Asia 0
  • noun indo-pacific 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 0
  • adjective indo-pacific Describing the tropical parts of the Indian Ocean and of the western Pacific Ocean. 0
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Origin of indo-pacific

First appearance:

before 1875
One of the 25% newest English words
First recorded in 1875-80

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Parts of speech for Indo-pacific

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
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indo-pacific popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 65% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 68% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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