Melanesian

English

Etymology

From Melanesia +‎ -an.

Adjective

Melanesian (not comparable)

1. Of or relating to Melanesia.

Derived terms

• Australo-Melanesian

 

Translations

referring to Melanesia

• Catalan: melanesi (ca)
• Finnish: melanesialainen
• French: mélanésien (fr)
• Irish: Meilinéiseach
• Italian: melanesiano (it)
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: melanesisk

  Nynorsk: melanesisk

• Polish: melanezyjski (pl)
• Portuguese: melanésio (pt)
• Russian: меланези́йский (ru) (melanɛzíjskij)
• Spanish: melanesio (es)
• Swedish: melanesisk (sv)
• Tagalog: Timpuluanin

Noun

Melanesian (plural Melanesians)

1. A Melanesian person.

Translations

person living in or coming from Melanesia

• Catalan: melanesi (ca), melanèsia (ca) f
• Esperanto: melaneziano (man or woman), melanezianino (woman)
• Finnish: melanesialainen
• French: Mélanésien (fr) m, Mélanésienne (fr) f
• German: Melanesier (de) m, Melanesierin (de) f
• Irish: Meilinéiseach
• Italian: melanesiano (it) m, melanesiana f
• Kazakh: меланезиялық (melaneziälyq)
• Polish: Melanezyjczyk (pl) m, Melanezyjka (pl) f
• Russian: меланези́ец (ru) m (melanɛzíjec), меланези́йка (ru) f (melanɛzíjka)
• Tagalog: Timpuluanin

Related terms

• Melanesia