Austronesia
geographical name
Aus·tro·ne·sia
| \ ˌȯ-strə-ˈnē-zhə
, ˌä-, -ˈnē-shə\
, ˌä-, -ˈnē-shə\
Definition of Austronesia
1
the islands of the South Pacific
2
area extending from Madagascar through the Malay Peninsula and Archipelago to Hawaii and Easter Island
—a name applied to the region where Austronesian languages are spoken