Meaning Of The Word Austronesian

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Austronesian in American English
a family of languages spoken over a large area extending from Hawaii south to New Zealand and west to Madagascar
designating or of these languages, the peoples that speak them, or their cultures
adjective: of or pertaining to Austronesia or the Austronesian family of languages; Malayo-Polynesian
noun: a family of languages spoken in the Malay Peninsula, Indonesia, the Philippines, Vietnam, Taiwan, Madagascar, and Oceania

Austronesian in British English
adjective: of or relating to Austronesia, its peoples, or their languages
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