Oceanic \O`ce*an"ic\, a. [Cf.F. oc['e]anique. See {Ocean}.] 1. Of or pertaining to the ocean; found or formed in or about, or produced by, the ocean; frequenting the ocean, especially mid-ocean. Petrels are the most a["e]rial and oceanic of birds. --Darwin. 2. Of or pertaining to Oceania or its inhabitants.
Oceanic n : an eastern subfamily of Malayo-Polynesian languages [syn: {Eastern Malayo-Polynesian}]