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austronesia

/ˌɒs.tɹəˈniː.ʒə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
aus-trone-sia
IPA
/ˌɒs.tɹəˈniː.ʒə/
11
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Those areas of the world, mostly in Southeast Asia and the Pacific but also including Madagascar, that are inhabited by speakers of Austronesian languages.

Etymology

Back-formation from Austronesian (from Latin austro- (“southern”) + Ancient Greek νῆσος (nêsos, “island”) + -ia).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Frequently Paired Words

Austronesian

Questions

How do you pronounce austronesia?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌɒs.tɹəˈniː.ʒə/.
What does austronesia mean?
Those areas of the world, mostly in Southeast Asia and the Pacific but also including Madagascar, that are inhabited by speakers of Austronesian languages.
Where does austronesia come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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