Melanesia

== English == === Etymology === From French Mélanésie (coined by Jules Dumont d'Urville), from Ancient Greek μέλας (mélas, “dark”) + νῆσος (nêsos, “island”), referring to the skin color of the inhabitants. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌmɛl.əˈniː.zi.ə/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˌmɛl.əˈni.ʒə/ (General American) Rhymes: -iːʒə Hyphenation: Mel‧a‧ne‧sia === Proper noun === Melanesia A continental region of Oceania, consisting of New Guinea, the Bismarck Archipelago, the Solomon Islands, New Caledonia, Vanuatu and Fiji. ==== Holonyms ==== Austronesia Oceania ==== Coordinate terms ==== Micronesia Polynesia ==== Related terms ==== Melanie ==== Translations ==== == Latin == === Proper noun === Melānēsia f sg (genitive Melānēsiae); first declension (New Latin) Melanesia (a continental region of Oceania, consisting of New Guinea, the Bismarck Archipelago, the Solomon Islands, New Caledonia, Vanuatu and Fiji) ==== Declension ==== First-declension noun, with locative, singular only. == Norwegian Bokmål == === Etymology === From Ancient Greek, see English Melanesia. === Proper noun === Melanesia Melanesia (a continental region of Oceania, consisting of New Guinea, the Bismarck Archipelago, the Solomon Islands, New Caledonia, Vanuatu and Fiji) ==== Derived terms ==== melanesisk == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Etymology === From Ancient Greek, see English Melanesia. === Proper noun === Melanesia Melanesia (a continental region of Oceania, consisting of New Guinea, the Bismarck Archipelago, the Solomon Islands, New Caledonia, Vanuatu and Fiji) ==== Derived terms ==== melanesisk