English
Etymology
From Ancient Greek μÎÎ»Î±Ï (melas), "dark" + νήÏÎ¿Ï (nesos), "island".
Pronunciation
:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-iËÊÉ|-iËÊÉ
Proper noun
Melanesia
- Part of Oceania, made up of New Guinea, the Bismarck Archipelago, the Solomon Islands, New Caledonia, Vanuatu and Fiji.
Translations
Croatian: t-|hr|Melanezija|f
French: Mélanésie f
German: Melanesien
Greek, Modern: ÎελανηÏία (Melanesia) f
Category:Greek derivations
Category:Oceania
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