Definition of Melanesia 1. Noun. The islands in the southwestern
part of Oceania. Terms within: Fiji Islands, Fijis, Bismarck
Archipelago, New Caledonia, Solomon Islands, Solomons, New
Hebrides, Republic Of Vanuatu, Vanuatu Group relationships:
Oceania, Oceanica, Austronesia Generic synonyms: Archipelago
Definition of Melanesia 1. Proper noun. Part of Oceania, made up
of New Guinea, the Bismarck Archipelago, the Solomon Islands,
New Caledonia, Vanuatu and Fiji. ¹ ¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Medical Definition of Melanesia 1. The collective name for the
islands of the pacific ocean northeast of Australia, including
new caledonia, vanuatu, new hebrides, solomon islands, admiralty
islands, bismarck archipelago, fiji, etc. Melanesia (from the
greek melas, black + nesos, island) is so called from the black
colour of the natives who are generally considered to be
descended originally from the negroid papuans and the
polynesians or malays. (12 Dec 1998) Click the following link to
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