Melanesia

English

/ˌmɛl.əˈniː.zi.ə/, /ˌmɛl.əˈni.ʒə/

proper noun
Definitions
  • Part of Oceania, made up of New Guinea, the Bismarck Archipelago, the Solomon Islands, New Caledonia, Vanuatu and Fiji.

Etymology

Borrowed from French Mélanésie derived from Ancient Greek μέλας (black, dark, dark-colored).

Origin

Ancient Greek

μέλας

Gloss

black, dark, dark-colored

Concept
Semantic Field

Sense perception

Ontological Category

Property

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🐃 🐈‍⬛ 🕋 🖤 🦓

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