Pap·u·a (p p y - , päp-ä ), Gulf of A large inlet of the Coral Sea on the southeast coast of New Guinea. |
Papua [ˈpæpjʊə]
n
1. (Placename) Territory of. a former territory of Australia, consisting of SE New Guinea and adjacent islands: now part of Papua New Guinea Former name (1888-1906) British New Guinea
2. (Placename) Gulf of. an inlet of the Coral Sea in the SE coast of New Guinea
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| Noun | 1. |  Papua - the southeastern part of Papua New Guinearegion, part - the extended spatial location of something; "the farming regions of France"; "religions in all parts of the world"; "regions of outer space" Independent State of Papua New Guinea, Papua New Guinea - a parliamentary democracy on the eastern half of the island of New Guinea; in 1975 it became an independent state within the Commonwealth of Nations |
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Papua
n → Papua nt
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