Indo-Pacific

[ in-doh-puh-sif-ik ]

/ ˈɪn doʊ pəˈsɪf ɪk /

adjective

of or relating to the areas of the Indian and Pacific oceans off the coast of SE Asia.

noun

a proposed linguistic family including all the non-Austronesian languages of the Pacific.

Origin of Indo-Pacific

First recorded in 1875–80

Example sentences from the Web for indo-pacific

There are about three hundred and fifty species known, mostly tropical and Indo-Pacific in distribution.

The Sea-beach at Ebb-tide |Augusta Foote Arnold
It is true, however, that in the Indo-Pacific area we are more or less in the suburbs of the world.

Oriental Women |Edward Bagby Pollard
The fish-fauna of the Indo-Pacific is much richer than that of the Atlantic, both as regards genera and species.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 14, Slice 3 |Various
The Indo-Pacific region is by far the most extensive of all.

Principles of Geology |Charles Lyell

The women of the Indo-Pacific area belong to certain great classes or groups of humanity.

Oriental Women |Edward Bagby Pollard

British Dictionary definitions for indo-pacific

Indo-Pacific

adjective

of or relating to the region of the Indian and W Pacific Oceans off the coast of SE Asia

noun

a hypothetical family of languages relating the languages of New Guinea other than Malayo-Polynesian. Tentative affiliations with Malayo-Polynesian or Australian languages have been suggested

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Indo-Pacific

adjective

noun

Origin of Indo-Pacific

Example sentences from the Web for indo-pacific

British Dictionary definitions for indo-pacific

adjective

noun