Austronesian
aust·ro·ne·sian
adjective
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of or relating to or characteristic of Austronesia or its people or culture
noun
1.
a native or inhabitant of Austronesia
Origin
Borrowed from German Austronesisch; coined by Wilhelm Schmidt. From Latin austro- (“southern”) + Ancient Greek νῆσος (nêsos, “island”) + -ian.
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