Meaning Melanesia
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Melanesia


one of three large divisions of Pacific islands, 1840, from a continental language, from melano- + nesos "island" (see Chersonese) + -ia. Modeled after Polynesia and meant to signify "t [..]
Source: etymonline.com

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Melanesia


island group in Oceania, located south of the Equator and northeast of Australia.
Source: nationalgeographic.org

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Melanesia


(n) the islands in the southwestern part of Oceania
Source: beedictionary.com

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Melanesia


The collective name for the Islands of the Pacific Ocean northeast of Australia, including New Caledonia; Vanuatu; New Hebrides, Solomon Islands, Admiralty Islands, Bismarck Archipelago, Fiji, etc. Me [..]
Source: online-medical-dictionary.org

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Melanesia


The collective name for the islands of the Pacific Ocean northeast of Australia, including NEW CALEDONIA; VANUATU; New Hebrides, Solomon Islands, Admiralty Islands, Bismarck Archipelago, FIJI, etc. Me [..]
Source: medicaldictionaryweb.com

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Melanesia


melanesio|lang=es
Source: en.wiktionary.org





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