melanesia

Mel·a·ne·sia

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [mel-uh-nee-zhuh, -shuh]
- /ˌmɛl əˈni ʒə, -ʃə/
- /mˌelənˈiːziə/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [mel-uh-nee-zhuh, -shuh]
- /ˌmɛl əˈni ʒə, -ʃə/

Definitions of melanesia word

noun melanesia one of the three principal divisions of Oceania, comprising the island groups in the S Pacific NE of Australia. 1
noun melanesia one of the three divisions of islands in the Pacific (the others being Micronesia and Polynesia); the SW division of Oceania: includes Fiji, New Caledonia, Vanuatu, the Bismarck Archipelago, and the Louisiade, Solomon, Santa Cruz, and Loyalty Islands, which all lie northeast of Australia 0
noun melanesia one of the three major divisions of the Pacific islands, south of the equator and including groups from the Bismarck Archipelago to the Fiji Islands 0

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A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 79% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

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