Melanesia
3.The islands of the Pacific Ocean, including Indonesia, Melanesia, Micronesia, and Polynesia.
4.A subfamily of the Austronesian languages that includes the languages of Melanesia.
5.A PRELIMINARY STUDY ON DEEP-SEA CARBONATE DISSOLUTION CYCLES IN MELANESIA BASIN, PACIFIC OCEAN
6.islands of central and S Pacific (Indonesia and Melanesia and Micronesia and Polynesia).
7.Numerous islands of Micronesia and Melanesia in the western Pacific were created in this way.
8.a large group of islands in the south Pacific including Melanesia and Micronesia and Polynesia (and sometimes Australasia and the Malay Archipelago).
9.The islands of the southern, western, and central Pacific Ocean, including Melanesia, Micronesia, and Polynesia. The term is sometimes extended to encompass Australia, New Zealand, and the Malay Archipelago.

