Melanesia

Melanesia
Part of Oceania, made up of New Guinea, the Bismarck Archipelago, the Solomon Islands, New Caledonia, Vanuatu and Fiji.

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  • Melanesia — one of three large divisions of Pacific islands, 1840, from a continental language, from MELANO (Cf. melano ) + nesos island (see CHERSONESE (Cf. Chersonese)) + IA (Cf. ia). Modeled after POLYNESIA (Cf. Polynesia) and meant to signify the islands …   Etymology dictionary

  • Melanesia — [mel΄ə nē′zhə, mel΄ə nē′shə] [ModL < Gr melas, black (see MELANO ) + nēsos, island (see NATANT) + IA; in reference to the dark skin of the inhabitants] one of the three major divisions of the Pacific islands, south of the equator and including …   English World dictionary

  • Melanesia — Ethno cultural definition of Melanesia. Melanesia is …   Wikipedia

  • Melanesia — Mapa de Melanesia. La Melanesia es una de las divisiones tradicionales de Oceanía creadas por el explorador francés Jules Dumont d Urville en 1832. Se extiende desde el occidente del océano Pacífico al mar de Arafura y tiene al sur a Australia,… …   Wikipedia Español

  • Melanesia — /mel euh nee zheuh, sheuh/, n. one of the three principal divisions of Oceania, comprising the island groups in the S Pacific NE of Australia. * * * Island group, South Pacific Ocean. A subdivision of Oceania, it lies northeast of Australia and… …   Universalium

  • Melanesia 2000 — Mélanésia 2000 Logo du festival Mélanésia 2000 est le nom du premier festival des arts mélanésiens de Nouvelle Calédonie qui s est tenu du 3 au 7 septembre 1975 à Nouméa. Sommaire …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Melanésia 2000 — Mélanésia 2000 Logo du festival Mélanésia 2000 est le nom du premier festival des arts mélanésiens de Nouvelle Calédonie qui s est tenu du 3 au 7 septembre 1975 à Nouméa. Sommaire …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Melanesia Cup 1989 — Tournament details Host country  Fiji Dates 28 October 4 November Teams 5 (from 1 confederation) …   Wikipedia

  • Melanesia Cup 2000 — Tournament details Host country  Fiji Dates April 8 April 15 Teams 5 (from 1 confederation) …   Wikipedia

  • Melanesia Cup 1998 — Tournament details Host country  Vanuatu Dates 5 September 12 September Teams 5 (from 1 confederation) …   Wikipedia

  • Melanesia Cup 1994 — Tournament details Host country  Solomon Islands Dates 3 July 8 July Teams 5 (from 1 confederation) …   Wikipedia

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