Rejected intent to import English ways in Pacific region (9)
I believe the answer is:
melanesia
'pacific region' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both locations as well as being singular nouns.
Perhaps they are linked in a way I don't understand?
'rejected intent to import english ways' is the wordplay.
'rejected' says the letters should be written backwards.
'intent' becomes 'aim' (synonyms).
'to import' indicates putting letters inside.
'english' becomes 'e' (abbreviation).
'ways' becomes 'lanes' (lane is a kind of way).
'aim' in reverse letter order is 'mia'.
'e'+'lanes'='elanes'
'mia' going around 'elanes' is 'MELANESIA'.
'in' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for melanesia that I've seen before include "islands in the Pacific" , "Pacific island group" .)