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Austronesia

aust·ro·ne·sia

UK/ˌɒs.tɹəˈniː.ʒə/ uncommon

noun

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Origin

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

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