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noun
1.
Also called Malayo-Polynesian. a family of languages spoken in the Malay Peninsula, Indonesia, the Philippines, Vietnam, Taiwan, Madagascar, and Oceania.
adjective
2.
of or pertaining to Austronesia or the Austronesian family of languages; Malayo-Polynesian.
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Austronesian
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| Austronesian (ˌɒstrəʊˈniːʒən, -ʃən) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | of or relating to Austronesia, its peoples, or their languages |
| —n | |
| 2. | another name for Malayo-Polynesian |
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