- Melanesians
- n. resident of Melanesia (group of islands in the Pacific Ocean, northeast of Australia) adj. pertaining to Melanesia (group of islands in the Pacific Ocean, northeast of Australia)
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
Melanesians
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