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austronesia

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Aus⋅tro⋅ne⋅sia

  [aw-stroh-nee-zhuh, -shuh]
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–noun
the islands of the central and S Pacific.
Origin:
austro- + Gk nês(os) island + -ia -ia
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Aus·tro·ne·sia   (ô'strō-nē'zhə, -shə)   
The islands of the Pacific Ocean, including Indonesia, Melanesia, Micronesia, and Polynesia.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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