New Britain

American  

noun

1. the largest island in the Bismarck Archipelago, Papua New Guinea, in the W central Pacific Ocean. About 14,600 sq. mi. (37,814 sq. km). Rabaul.

2. a city in central Connecticut.

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New Britain British  

noun

1. an island in the S Pacific, northeast of New Guinea: the largest island of the Bismarck Archipelago; part of Papua New Guinea; mountainous, with several active volcanoes. Capital: Rabaul. Pop: 161 737 (2000). Area: 36 519 sq km (14 100 sq miles)

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Example Sentences

A month into their housing search in Hartford County, the couple finally found their dream home in a suburb, New Britain.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

The New Britain Project, an independent think tank, carried out detailed interviews with 383 women who had either stayed in teaching or left the profession.

From BBC • Aug. 1, 2024

The man posted $250,000 bail and was ordered to appear in state court in New Britain on Nov. 16.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 3, 2023

“I believe it should be up to the states,” he said after a rally in New Britain hosted by the Republican National Committee, according to The Connecticut Mirror.

From New York Times • Oct. 3, 2022

On Hawaii, I heard some of what had happened in the campaign to take the far end of New Britain Island so that Rabaul could be under attack from both sides.

From "Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two" by Joseph Bruchac