Melanesian

Melanesian
/mel'euh nee"zheuhn, -sheuhn/, adj.
1. of or pertaining to Melanesia, its inhabitants, or their languages.
n.
2. a member of any of the native peoples inhabiting Melanesia.
3. the Austronesian languages of Melanesia, taken collectively.
[1840-50; MELANESI(A) + -AN]

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