Mélanésie

See also: Melanesië and Melanésie

French

Etymology

Coined by Jules Dumont d'Urville, from Ancient Greek μέλας (mélas, “dark”) + νῆσος (nêsos, “island”), referring to the skin color of the inhabitants.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /me.la.ne.zi/

Proper noun

Mélanésie f

1. Melanesia (a region of Oceania)

Derived terms

• mélanésien
• Mélanésien

 

Descendants

• → Dutch: Melanesië
• → English: Melanesia
• → German: Melanesien