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mel·a·ne·sian I. \ˌmeləˈnēzhən, -ēsh-\ noun (-s) Usage: capitalized Etymology: Melanesia, islands in the Pacific ocean northeast of Australia + English -an 1. : a member of the dominant native group of Melanesia who constitute a dark-skinned people with thick beards and frizzy often elaborately dressed hair and who are generally considered to be a cross between the Papuans and the Polynesians or the Malays 2. : a language group of the Austronesian languages of Melanesia II. \| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷\ adjective Usage: usually capitalized : of or relating to Melanesia, the Melanesians, or their Austronesian languages < a Melanesian littoral fauna > |