Definition of Eastern Malayo-Polynesian

1. Noun. An eastern subfamily of Malayo-Polynesian languages.

Exact synonyms: Oceanic
Generic synonyms: Malayo-polynesian, Polynesian
Specialized synonyms: Tahitian, Maori, Hawaiian, Fijian

Lexicographical Neighbors of Eastern Malayo-Polynesian

Eastern Arabic numerals
Eastern Armenian
Eastern Arrernte
Eastern Balochi
Eastern Bengali
Eastern Bloc
Eastern Catholicism
Eastern Church
Eastern Europe
Eastern European
Eastern European Time
Eastern Europeans
Eastern Farsi
Eastern Hemisphere
Eastern Highlands
Eastern Malayo-Polynesian (current term)
Eastern Orthodox
Eastern Orthodox Church
Eastern Orthodoxy
Eastern Question
Eastern Roman Empire
Eastern Samoa
Eastern Sioux
Eastern Standard Time
Eastern Time
Eastern Turki
Eastern cottonwood
Eastern hop hornbeam
Eastern pasque flower
Eastern silvery aster

Literary usage of Eastern Malayo-Polynesian

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Between East and West: The Moluccas and the Traffic in Spices Up to the by R. A. Donkin (2003)
"The Moluccas and Banda were just within the eastern frontier of the 'Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian zone.' Through this and other Malayo- Polynesian ..."

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