Austronesia

[ aw-stroh-nee-zhuh, -shuh ]
/ ˌɔ stroʊˈni ʒə, -ʃə /

noun

the islands of the central and S Pacific.

Origin of Austronesia

austro- + Greek nês(os) island + -ia -ia

British Dictionary definitions for austronesia

Austronesia
/ (ˌɒstrəʊˈniːʒə, -ʃə) /

noun

the islands of the central and S Pacific, including Indonesia, Melanesia, Micronesia, and Polynesia