English adjective: Austronesian | |||
1. | Austronesian of or relating to or characteristic of Austronesia or its people or culture | ||
English noun: Austronesian | |||
1. | Austronesian (person) a native or inhabitant of Austronesia | ||
Broader (hypernym) | denizen, dweller, habitant, indweller, inhabitant | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | Nauruan, Polynesian | ||
Member meronym | Austronesia | ||
2. | Austronesian (communication) the family of languages spoken in Australia and Formosa and Malaysia and Polynesia | ||
Synonyms | Austronesian language | ||
Broader (hypernym) | natural language, tongue | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | Aboriginal Australian, Australian, Formosan, Malayo-Polynesian, Polynesian | ||