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

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

But the district, which includes the state’s western border to central areas like New Britain and Farmington Valley, is also the location of Biden’s lowest margin of victory in Connecticut in 2020.

From Washington Post • Nov. 5, 2022

“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

The Navajos on New Britain Island not only sent messages by radio and telephone, sometimes they even carried them by hand, running from one position to another.

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