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| Adjective | 1. Of or relating to Melanesia or its people or culture.[Wordnet] 2. Of or pertaining to Melanesia.[Websters] 3. Seldom used base adjective of the adverb melanesianly.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Adverb Form (melanesianly) |
1. Virtually never used adverbial inflection of the adjective melanesian.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
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Sources: compiled from various sources, (under license) copyright 2008. Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, WordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
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"Melanesian" is a common misspelling or typo for: melanesians. |
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Date "Melanesian" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1852. (references) |
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Etymology:Melanesian \Mel`a*ne"sian\, adjective. [from Greek expression me`las, -anos, black island. Melanesia was so called from the dark complexion of the natives.]. (references) |
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| East Melanesian Islands | The East Melanesian Islands is a biodiversity hotspot defined by Conservation International (CI). As defined by CI, the hotspot lies east and northeast of New Guinea and encompasses some 1,600 islands with a land area of nearly 100,000 km², including the Bismarck Archipelago, Admiralty Islands, Solomon Islands, and the islands of Vanuatu. Politically, the hotspot includes parts of Papua New Guinea (the Bismark Archipelago, Admiralty Islands, and Bougainville), and all of the Solomon Islands and Vanuatu. (references) | ||
| Melanesian Alliance Party | The Melanesian Alliance Party is a political party in Papua New Guinea. (references) | ||
| Melanesian Brotherhood | The Melanesian Brotherhood was formed in 1925 by Ini Kopuria, a policeman from Maravovo, Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands. He and the Bishop of Melanesia, the Right Reverend John Manwaring Steward, organised Ini's dream to form a band of brothers, (known in the Mota language, Ira Reta Tasiu) to take the Gospel of Jesus Christ to the heathen areas of Melanesia. (references) | ||
| Melanesian languages | Melanesian languages are the indigenous languages of Melanesia. (references) | ||
| Melanesian music | Our earliest knowledge of Melanesian music comes largely from German musicological studies done in the Caroline Islands, with only a few studies done since then. Vocal music is very common across Melanesia, as are sitting dances. Hand gestures are an important part of many songs, and most traditional music is dance music. (references) | ||
| Melanesian Progressive Party | The Melanesian Progressive Party is a political party in Vanuatu. (references) | ||
| Meso Melanesian languages | The family of Meso Melanesian languages is a subgroup of the Western Oceanic languages. It consists of over 60 languages. (references) | ||
| Pan Melanesian Congress Party | The Pan Melanesian Congress Party is a political party in Papua New Guinea. (references) | ||
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Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | Top | ||
| Language | Translations (or nearest inflections or synonyms, in parentheses) | |||
| Al Arabiya | مجموعة رأس الحربة الميلانيزية (Melanesian spearhead group), مجموعة التضامن الميلانيزية (Melanesian solidarity group). Additional references: Al Arabiya, Saudi Arabia, Algeria, Melanesian. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Al Fus-Ha | مجموعة رأس الحربة الميلانيزية (Melanesian spearhead group), مجموعة التضامن الميلانيزية (Melanesian solidarity group). Additional references: Al Fus-Ha, Saudi Arabia, Algeria, Melanesian. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Arabic | مجموعة رأس الحربة الميلانيزية (Melanesian spearhead group), مجموعة التضامن الميلانيزية (Melanesian solidarity group). Additional references: Arabic, Saudi Arabia, Algeria, Melanesian. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Central Tai | ชาวหมู่เกาะทางตอนใต้ของมหาสมุทรแปซิฟิก (Melanesian). Additional references: Central Tai, Thailand, Melanesian. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Chinese Simplified | 美拉尼西亚的 (Melanesian), 美拉尼西亚语 (Melanesian), 美拉尼西亚 (Melanesia, Melanesian), 美拉尼西亚先锋集团 (Melanesian spearhead group), 美拉尼西亚团结组织 (Melanesian solidarity group). Additional references: Chinese Simplified, China, Brunei, Melanesian. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Chinese Traditional | 美拉尼西亞的 (Melanesian), 美拉尼西亞語 (Melanesian). Additional references: Chinese Traditional, China, Brunei, Melanesian. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Deutsch | Melanesian (melanesian). Additional references: Deutsch, Germany, Austria, Melanesian. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Dutch | Melanesisch (Melanesian), Melanesiër (Melanesian). Additional references: Dutch, Netherlands, Aruba, Melanesian. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Français | mélanésien (Melanesian). Additional references: Français, France, Algeria, Melanesian. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| French | mélanésien (Melanesian). Additional references: French, France, Algeria, Melanesian. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| German | Melanesian (melanesian). Additional references: German, Germany, Austria, Melanesian. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Hanguk Mal | 멜라네시아의 (Melanesian), 멜라네시아 사람 (Melanesian), 멜라네사아 말 (Melanesian), 멜라네시아 말 (melanesian), 멜라네시아 사람 의 (Melanesian). Additional references: Hanguk Mal, Korea, South, Korea, Melanesian. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Hanguohua | 멜라네시아의 (Melanesian), 멜라네시아 사람 (Melanesian), 멜라네사아 말 (Melanesian), 멜라네시아 말 (melanesian), 멜라네시아 사람 의 (Melanesian). Additional references: Hanguohua, Korea, South, Korea, Melanesian. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| High Arabic | مجموعة رأس الحربة الميلانيزية (Melanesian spearhead group), مجموعة التضامن الميلانيزية (Melanesian solidarity group). Additional references: High Arabic, Saudi Arabia, Algeria, Melanesian. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| High German | Melanesian (melanesian). Additional references: High German, Germany, Austria, Melanesian. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Hochdeutsch | Melanesian (melanesian). Additional references: Hochdeutsch, Germany, Austria, Melanesian. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Italian | melanesiano (Melanesian). Additional references: Italian, Italy, Croatia, Melanesian. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Japanese | メラネシア人 (Melanesian), メラネシア語群 (Melanesian), メラネシアの (Melanesian), メラネシア人語の (Melanesian), メラネシア語の (Melanesian), メラネシア人の (Melanesian), メラネシアだ (Melanesian). Additional references: Japanese, Japan, Taiwan, Melanesian. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Korean | 멜라네시아의 (Melanesian), 멜라네시아 사람 (Melanesian), 멜라네사아 말 (Melanesian), 멜라네시아 말 (melanesian), 멜라네시아 사람 의 (Melanesian). Additional references: Korean, Korea, South, Korea, Melanesian. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Siamese | ชาวหมู่เกาะทางตอนใต้ของมหาสมุทรแปซิฟิก (Melanesian). Additional references: Siamese, Thailand, Melanesian. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Standard Thai | ชาวหมู่เกาะทางตอนใต้ของมหาสมุทรแปซิฟิก (Melanesian). Additional references: Standard Thai, Thailand, Melanesian. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Thai | ชาวหมู่เกาะทางตอนใต้ของมหาสมุทรแปซิฟิก (Melanesian). Additional references: Thai, Thailand, Melanesian. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Thaiklang | ชาวหมู่เกาะทางตอนใต้ของมหาสมุทรแปซิฟิก (Melanesian). Additional references: Thaiklang, Thailand, Melanesian. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Source: Eve, based on a combination of meta analysis and graph theory (for near and back translations). | Top | |||
| Language | Translations for “Melanesian” or closest synonym(s); back translations in parentheses. | |||
| Athag | Mathagelathaganathagesathagian (Melanesian). Additional references: Athag, Melanesian. (volunteer) | |||
| Double Dutch | Magelaganagesagian (Melanesian). Additional references: Double Dutch, Melanesian. (volunteer) | |||
| Esperanto | melaneziano (Melanesian), melanezia (Melanesian). Additional references: Esperanto, Melanesian. (volunteer) | |||
| Leet | /\/\£#/-\]\[£z!/-\]\[ (Melanesian). Additional references: Leet, Melanesian. (volunteer) | |||
| Oppish | Mopelopanopesopian (Melanesian). Additional references: Oppish, Melanesian. (volunteer) | |||
| Pig Latin | Elanesianmay (Melanesian). Additional references: Pig Latin, Melanesian. (volunteer) | |||
| Terran B | Melanesier (Melanesian). Additional references: Terran B, Melanesian. (volunteer) | |||
| Ubbi Dubbi | Mubelubanubesubian (Melanesian). Additional references: Ubbi Dubbi, Melanesian. (volunteer) | |||
| Source: compiled by the editor. | Top | |||
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