English Explanatory Dictionary

Macronesia

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. The island of Australia and nearby islands, variously including New Guinea and New Zealand.
  2. A fictional country used for examples.
  3. Misspelling of Macaronesia.

Word forms

Macronesia

Etymology

From macro- + Ancient Greek νῆσος (nêsos) + -ia.

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