Papua
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Pap·u·a
(păp′yo͞o-ə, pä′po͞o-ä′), Gulf of A large inlet of the Coral Sea on the southeast coast of New Guinea.
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Papua
(ˈpæpjʊə)n
1. (Placename) Territory of Papua a former territory of Australia, consisting of SE New Guinea and adjacent islands: now part of Papua New Guinea. Former name: British New Guinea (1888–1906)
2. (Placename) the W part of the island of New Guinea: formerly under Dutch rule, becoming a province of Indonesia in 1963. Capital: Jayapura. Pop: 2 220 934 (2000). Area: 416 990 sq km (161 000 sq miles). Former names (until 1962): Dutch New Guinea or Netherlands New Guinea Former Indonesian names: Irian Barat (1962-1973) or Irian Jaya (1973-2001) Former English name: West Irian (translation of Irian Barat)
3. (Placename) Gulf of Papua an inlet of the Coral Sea in the SE coast of New Guinea
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Pap•u•a
(ˈpæp yu ə, ˈpɑ puˌɑ)n.
1. Territory of, a former Australian territory that included SE New Guinea and adjacent islands: now part of Papua New Guinea.
2. Gulf of, an inlet of the Coral Sea on the SE coast of New Guinea.
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Noun | 1. | Papua - the southeastern part of Papua New Guinea region, 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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