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Mel·a·ne·sia 
[mel-uh-nee-zhuh, -shuh] Pronunciation Key
[mel-uh-nee-zhuh, -shuh] Pronunciation Key –noun
| one of the three principal divisions of Oceania, comprising the island groups in the S Pacific NE of Australia. |
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| Mel·a·ne·sia
(měl'ə-nē'zhə, -shə) Pronunciation Key
A division of Oceania in the southwest Pacific Ocean comprising the islands northeast of Australia and south of the equator. It includes the Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, New Caledonia, the Bismarck Archipelago, various other island groups, and sometimes New Guinea. |
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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| melanesia | |
noun | |
| the islands in the southwestern part of Oceania |
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