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

Melanesia (a region of Oceania)

Derived terms

Descendants

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

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