单词 | Melanesia |
释义 | Word Frequency Melanesia(ˌmɛləˈniːzɪə) noun one of the three divisions of islands in the Pacific (the others being Micronesia and Polynesia): includes Fiji, New Caledonia, Vanuatu, the Bismarck Archipelago, and the Louisiade, Solomon, Santa Cruz, and Loyalty Islands, which all lie northeast of Australia Word origin C19: from Greek melas black + nēsos island; with reference to the dark skins of the inhabitants; on the model of Polynesia |
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