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Melanesian Definition


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Melanesian
adj
    1. Belonging or relating to Melanesia, a group of islands NE of Australia, its inhabitants or their languages.
noun
    1. A citizen or inhabitant of, or person born in, Melanesia.
    2. A group of languages spoken in Melanesia, or one of these languages.
Etymology: 19c: from melan- (because the dominant race in these islands is dark-skinned), modelled on Polynesian.



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