Save Type Region Usage English Pronounced Pron. paw-lə-NEE-zee-ə, pah-lə-NEE-zhə [key·IPA] Meaning & History From Ancient Greek πολύς (polys) meaning "much, many" and νῆσος (nesos) meaning "island". This is the name of a subregion in Oceania.
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