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melanesian

 : 
Adjective, Noun
 : 
Mel=a=ne=sian

WORDNET DICTIONARY

Adjective melanesian has 1 sense

CIDE DICTIONARY

melanesianprop. a. [Gr. me`las, me`lanos, black + island. Melanesia was so called from the dark complexion of the natives.].
     Of or pertaining to Melanesia.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

melanesian, n. & adj.
--n.
1 a member of the dominant Negroid people of Melanesia, an island group in the W. Pacific.
2 the language of this people.
--adj. of or relating to this people or their language.

Etymology
Melanesia f. Gk melas black + nesos island
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