The cultural identity of the region is seen as part of ' Farther India ' or Greater India, as seen in Coedes ' ' Indianized states of Southeast Asia ', which refers to it as ' Island Southeast Asia '; while other authorities see it is as partly ( or heavily, in the case of Singapore ) sinicised, and yet others even suggest its own identity within Austronesia or Oceania.

" Die Mon – Khmer-Völker, ein Bindeglied zwischen Völkern Zentralasiens und Austronesiens ", ' The Mon – Khmer peoples, a link between the peoples of Central Asia and Austronesia '.

However, in contemporary terminology, the word Austronesia pertains to the regions where Austronesian languages are spoken.

Austronesia as a region has three traditional divisions: Taiwan ( Formosa ), the Maritime Southeast Asia, and Austronesian Oceania ( Micronesia, Melanesia, and Polynesia ).

Along the southeast coast and in the Markham Valley, the Austronesia family of languages predominate.

Along the coast and in the Markham Valley, the Austronesia family of languages predominate.

Furthermore, the Samoans have developed a language, culture, and social practice most divergent from the other ethnic groups associated with the Lapita pottery and the term " Austronesia ".

This is one of the reasons why the colors red and white appears in many of the flags throughout Austronesia — from Tahiti to Indonesia and Madagascar.

: Based in Austronesia, these are high tech military corps ( similar to that found in Starship Troopers ), using the powers of Psychokinesis to protect humanity from extrasolar threats.

Austronesia then covers almost half of the globe, although mostly ocean and oceanic islands, starting from Madagascar to the west until Easter Island, to the east.

Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of English Usage says, " The list contains ( in approximate historical order from 1789 to 1939 ) such terms as Columbian, Columbard, Fredonian, Frede, Unisian, United Statesian, Colonican, Appalacian, Usian, Washingtonian, Usonian, Uessian, U-S-ian, Uesican, United Stater.

Any historical material on anagrams must always be interpreted in terms of the assumptions and spellings that were current for the language in question.

The term is applied to a variety of brasses and the distinction is largely historical, both terms having a common antecedent in the term latten.

It has been noted that the bipolar disorder diagnosis is officially characterised in historical terms such that, technically, anyone with a history of ( hypo ) mania and depression has bipolar disorder whatever their current or future functioning and vulnerability.

For each physical quantity, a number of different units ( some only of historical interest ) are shown and expressed in terms of the corresponding SI unit.

However, the Russian culture has two distinct terms: Средняя Азия ( Srednjaja Azija or " Middle Asia ", the narrower definition, which includes only those traditionally non-Slavic, Central Asian lands that were incorporated within those borders of historical Russia ) and Центральная Азия ( Central ' naja Azija or " Central Asia ", the wider definition, which includes Central Asian lands that have never been part of historical Russia ).

In terms of historical records, there's not much to go on.

As an example, McGinn cites the apocalypse in the Book of Daniel, which he sees as a record of historical events presented as a prophecy of future events and expressed in terms of " mythic structures ", with " the Hellenistic kingdom figured as a terrifying monster that cannot but recall Near Eastern pagan myth of the dragon of chaos ".

This ambivalence was rooted, of course, in the historical circumstances in which the work was originally produced, in particular, the rise of National Socialism, state capitalism, and mass culture as entirely new forms of social domination that could not be adequately explained within the terms of traditional Marxist sociology.

In terms of its value as a collector's item, a coin is generally made more or less valuable by its condition, specific historical significance, rarity, quality / beauty of the design and general popularity with collectors.

A major work of research and synthesis, the book was also important in historiographical terms: with it, Thompson demonstrated the power of an historical Marxism rooted in the experience of real flesh-and-blood workers.

The purpose of the book is not to record what really happened, but to reflect the historical experience of the exile community in Babylon and later Jerusalem, facing foreign captivity and the need to come to terms with their understanding of God.

Considered in terms of historical precedence and worldwide emulation, the United States has been a world leader in the development and implementation of environmental law.

The Greek government opposes the use of the name without any qualification such as ' Republic of Northern Macedonia ' to the post-1991 constitutional name of its northern neighbour, citing historical and territorial concerns resulting from the ambiguity between the terms Republic of Macedonia, the Greek region of Macedonia and the ancient kingdom of Macedon, which falls within Greek Macedonia.

The final composition's comparatively late date, and its insistence upon Jesus as a divine being walking the earth in human form, renders it highly problematical to scholars who attempt to evaluate Jesus ' life in terms of literal historical truth.

Alternative terms such as " cracker " were coined in an effort to distinguish between those adhering to the historical use of the term " hack " within the programmer community and those performing computer break-ins.

In historical terms, Hastings can claim fame through its connection with the Norman conquest of England ; and also because it became one of the medieval Cinque Ports.

This view would produce a wide range of definition of what, exactly, constituted culture and history, but in each case the only means of explaining it was in terms of the historical particulars of the culture itself.

Recent historical interpretations, especially those influenced by Thomas Kuhn, The Structure of Scientific Revolutions ( 1962 ), portray the history of science in terms of competing paradigms or conceptual systems battling for intellectual supremacy in a wider matrix that includes intellectual, cultural, economic and political themes outside pure science.

The ancient historical writers, chiefly Suetonius and Tacitus, write from the point of view of the Roman senatorial aristocracy, and portray the Emperors in generally negative terms, whether from preference for the Roman Republic or love of a good scandalous story.

As a man, if a certain Jean-Paul Sartre is remembered, I would like people to remember the milieu or historical situation in which I lived ,... how I lived in it, in terms of all the aspirations which I tried to gather up within myself.

The other important contribution to Marx's revision of Hegelianism came from Engels's book, The Condition of the Working Class in England in 1844, which led Marx to conceive of the historical dialectic in terms of class conflict and to see the modern working class as the most progressive force for revolution.

Together these compose the mode of production, and Marx distinguished historical eras in terms of distinct modes of production.

Consequently, historical weight standards were often defined in terms of amounts.

In a historical or geopolitical sense the term usually refers collectively to Christian majority countries or countries in which Christianity dominates or was a territorial phenomenon .“ Christendom is originally a medieval concept steadily to have evolved since the fall of the Western Roman Empire and the gradual rise of the Papacy more in religio-temporal implication practically during and after the reign of Charlemagne ; and the concept let itself to be lulled in the minds of the staunch believers to the archetype of a holy religious space inhabited by Christians, blessed by God, the Heavenly Father, ruled by Christ through the Church and protected by the Spirit-body of Christ ; no wonder, this concept, as included the whole of Europe and then the expanding Christian territories on earth, strengthened the roots of Romance of the greatness of Christianity in the world .”

The word " chemotherapy " without a modifier usually refers to cancer treatment, but its historical meaning is broader.

The term often refers to a book written by a chronicler in the Middle Ages describing historical events in a country, or the lives of a nobleman or a clergyman, although it is also applied to a record of public events.

The European influence in Afghanistan refers to political, social, and mostly imperialistic influence several European nations have had on this historical development of Afghanistan.

Ethiopia – Namibia relations refers to the current and historical relationship between Ethiopia and Namibia.

Historiography refers either to the study of the methodology and development of " history " ( as a discipline ), or to a body of historical work on a specialized topic.

According to many Marxists influenced by Soviet Marxism, historical materialism is a specifically sociological method, while dialectical materialism refers to a more general, abstract, philosophy.

Liberia – Namibia relations refers to the current and historical relationship between Liberia and Namibia.

Latin spelling or orthography refers to the spelling of Latin words written in the scripts of all historical phases of Latin, from Old Latin to the present.

A historical explanation of the myth refers to the time when Crete was the main political and cultural potency in the Aegean Sea.

Contemporary Paganism, Modern Paganism, or Neopaganism, refers to a variety of modern religious movements, particularly those influenced by or claiming to be derived from the various historical pagan beliefs of pre-modern Europe.

Heathenism, also known as Germanic Neopaganism, refers to a series of contemporary Pagan traditions that are based upon the historical religions, culture and literature of Germanic-speaking Europe.

However, it also refers specifically to the flag owned by Driver, which has become one of the U. S .' s most treasured historical artifacts.

However, the term " Baroque " as applied to art ( for example Rubens ) refers to a much earlier historical period than when applied to music ( Händel, Bach ).

The group continues its rolled zinc activity under the brand VMZinc which still refers back to the historical link with Vieille Montagne.

The battle peaked from 1895 to about 1898, and historical usage often refers specifically to this period.

Suspicions aroused by the facts that the Zohar was discovered by one person, and that it refers to historical events of the post-Talmudic period while purporting to be from an earlier time, caused the authorship to be questioned from the outset.

In most competitions, including all those that subscribe to the BJCP style guidelines, as well as the International Mead Fest, the term " traditional mead " refers to this variety ( because mead is historically a variable product, these guidelines are a recent expedient, designed to provide a common language for competition judging ; style guidelines per se do not apply to commercial or historical examples of this or any other type of mead.

The name Iberia refers to three historical regions of the old world:

But in historical usage, Dari refers to the Middle Persian court language of the Sassanids.

When used of historical periods since the 16th century, ' Western Christianity ' refers collectively to Roman Catholicism and Protestantism, especially in referral to aspects shared ( for example ritually, doctrinally, historically and politically ) rather than aspects differing between them.

A literal interpretation of the passages, in which the command refers specifically to a manual strike against the side of a person's face, can be supported by reference to historical and other factors.

Indigenous peoples primarily refers to ethnic groups that have historical ties to groups that existed in a territory prior to colonization or formation of a nation state, and which normally preserve a degree of cultural and political separation from the mainstream culture and political system of the nation state within the border of which the indigenous group is located.

The term " Quadruple Alliance " ( Quadruplex Foedus ) refers to several historical military alliances ; none of which remain in effect.

Austen almost never refers to specific dates or historical events in her novels, but wartime England forms part of the general backdrop to several of them: in Pride and Prejudice ( 1813, but possibly written during the 1790s ), the local militia ( civilian volunteers ) has been called up for home defence and its officers play an important role in the plot ; in Mansfield Park ( 1814 ), Fanny Price's brother William is a midshipman ( officer in training ) in the Royal Navy ; and in Persuasion ( 1818 ), Frederic Wentworth and several other characters are naval officers recently returned from service.