Mélanésie

See also: Melanesië and Melanésie

French

Etymology

Coined by Jules Dumont d'Urville, from Ancient Greek μέλας (mélas, “dark”) + νῆσος (nêsos, “island”), referring to the skin color of the inhabitants.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /me.la.ne.zi/

Proper noun

Mélanésie f

  1. Melanesia (a continental region of Oceania, made up of New Guinea, the Bismarck Archipelago, the Solomon Islands, New Caledonia, Vanuatu and Fiji)

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → Dutch: Melanesië
  • → English: Melanesia
  • → German: Melanesien
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