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Melaneesia

1 [melan`eesi˛a] proper noun

EKI Combined Dictionary 2026

Last modified 11.03.2025

Meanings

Okeaania saarte kesk- ja läänerühm Vaikses ookeanis

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Melaneesia nimi tuleneb kreeka sõnadest melas (μέλας) ’must’ ja nesos (νῆσος) ’saar’, tähendades seega „mustade saari“. Nimi viitab sealsete asukate tumedamale nahavärvile naabritega võrreldes.

Melaneesiasse arvatakse Fidži, Paapua Uus-Guinea, Saalomoni saared, Uus-Kaledoonia ja Vanuatu.

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where to: Melaneesiasse

Inflection Type 1

Melaneesia
Melaneesia
Melaneesiat

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