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noun

a group of islands in the Solomon Islands.

the chief island of this group. 50 miles (80 km) long; 20 miles (32 km) wide.

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How to use New Georgia in a sentence

The two captains compared notes, and gave their names to the chief island of the large group known collectively as New Georgia.
Celebrated Travels and Travellers|Jules Verne
Close by was another pleasure-garden, New Georgia, but this is quite beyond the parish limits.
Hampstead and Marylebone|Geraldine Edith Mitton
The designation of New Georgia has been retained in the modern charts for that portion of the group which is known as Rubiana.
The Solomon Islands and Their Natives|H. B. (Henry Brougham) Guppy
They were New Georgia boys, a dozen of them, and the one with the aching tooth had been put back to the last.
A Son Of The Sun|Jack London

Those boys from New Georgia, a fine bunch they were, five score of them, and they cost you a pretty penny.
A Son Of The Sun|Jack London

British Dictionary definitions for New Georgia

New Georgia

noun

a group of islands in the SW Pacific, in the Solomon Islands

the largest island in this group. Area: about 1300 sq km (500 sq miles)

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