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Lae

American  
[lah-ey, ley-ee] / ˈlɑ eɪ, ˈleɪ i /

noun

  1. a seaport in E Papua New Guinea: used as a major supply base by the Japanese in World War II.


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Earhart and Noonan disappeared on July 2, 1937, flying from Lae, New Guinea, to Howland Island, a one-and-a-half-mile long island some 2,500 miles away.

From National Geographic • Jan. 30, 2024

The Port Moresby General Hospital confirmed eight deaths in the capital, while another seven people were reported to have died in the city of Lae, PNG's second largest.

From BBC • Jan. 11, 2024

Similar riots also caused damage in Lae, the second-biggest city in the southwestern Pacific country.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 10, 2024

Her friend, Lae, a 30-year-old woman originally from Hawaii who would not give her full name, smoked a cigarette and shook her head in disgust.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 10, 2023

That will get him to Lae by dawn.

From Dave Dawson on Guadalcanal by Bowen, Robert Sydney

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