Melanesia
/ˌmɛləˈniːzɪə
/ /ˌmɛləˈniːʒə/A region of the western Pacific to the south of Micronesia and west of Polynesia. It contains the Bismarck Archipelago, the Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, New Caledonia, Fiji, and the intervening islands.
Origin
From Greek melas 'black' + nēsos 'island'.
Rhymes
- -ase
- ASEAN
- (as) easy as falling off a log
- (as) easy as pie
- as easy as winking
- (as) easy (or simple) as ABC
- a second thought
- aseismic
- asepsis
- aseptic
- aseptically
- asequia
- asexual
- asexualise
- asexuality
- asexualization
- asexualize
- asexually
- as far as
- as far as I can see
- as far as one can tell
- (as) fit as a fiddle
- (as) fit as a flea
- (as) flat as a pancake
- as for