Austronesia

geographical name

Aus·​tro·​ne·​sia ˌȯ-strə-ˈnē-zhə 

ˌä-,

-ˈnē-shə

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