Aus·tro·ne·sian (ô str -n  zh n, -shn)adj. Of or relating to Austronesia or its peoples, languages, or cultures. n. A family of languages that includes the Formosan, Indonesian, Malay, Melanesian, Micronesian, and Polynesian subfamilies. |
Austronesian [ˌɒstrəʊˈniːʒən -ʃən]
adj
(Placename) (Social Science / Peoples) (Linguistics / Languages) of or relating to Austronesia, its peoples, or their languages
n
(Linguistics / Languages) another name for Malayo-Polynesian
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. | Austronesian - a native or inhabitant of Austronesia Austronesia - islands of central and South Pacific (Indonesia and Melanesia and Micronesia and Polynesia) Nauruan - a native or inhabitant of Nauru Polynesian - a native or inhabitant of Polynesia |
| 2. | Austronesian - the family of languages spoken in Australia and Formosa and Malaysia and Polynesia natural language, tongue - a human written or spoken language used by a community; opposed to e.g. a computer language Malayo-Polynesian, Polynesian - the branch of the Austronesian languages spoken from Madagascar to the central Pacific Aboriginal Australian, Australian - the Austronesian languages spoken by Australian aborigines Formosan - the Austronesian languages spoken on Formosa | |
| Adj. | 1. | Austronesian - of or relating to or characteristic of Austronesia or its people or culture |
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