Rabaul

American  

[rah-boul, ruh-, rah-boul] / rɑˈbaʊl, rə-, ˈrɑ baʊl /

noun

1. a seaport on NE New Britain island, in the Bismarck Archipelago, Papua New Guinea.

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Rabaul British  

/ rɑːˈbaʊl /

noun

1. a port in Papua New Guinea, on NE New Britain Island, in the Bismarck Archipelago: capital of the Territory of New Guinea until 1941; almost surrounded by volcanoes. Pop: 17 855 (2001 est)

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Example Sentences

Strategically, Guadalcanal marked the Allies’ transition from defensive to offensive operations in the Pacific, securing a base in the Solomon Islands for attacks on Japanese strongholds in Rabaul, Saipan and Iwo Jima in the closing noose around Japan’s home islands.

From New York Times

Somare was born on April 9, 1936, in the city of Rabaul in East New Britain, which was occupied by Japan during World War II. His earliest education was in a Japanese-run school in the village of Karau where he learned to read and write in Japanese.

From Seattle Times

Born in 1936 in Rabaul, Somare was still a child when he moved with his family back to his father’s ancestral home of Karau village in East Sepik.

From The Guardian

“This person wasn’t put into isolation or even a different ward. She has been walking around freely in the past few days and talking with us, so we are scared. We all left the hospital and are waiting for someone to come and explain what is happening,” said Margaret Melke, a nurse in Rabaul district, where Nonga Hospital is located.

From The Guardian

The case was detected in a village near Rabaul, a harbourside town on the island of East New Britain.

From The Guardian