Nouméa

[noo-mey-uh]

noun

a city in and the capital of New Caledonia, on the SW coast.

New Caledonia

[kal-i-doh-nee-uh, -dohn-yuh]

noun

an island in the S Pacific, about 800 miles (1290 km) E of Australia. 6224 sq. mi. (16,120 sq. km).

an overseas territory of France comprising this island and other smaller islands: formerly a penal colony. 131,665; 7200 sq. mi. (18,650 sq. km). Capital: Nouméa.

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Examples from the Web for noumea

They were at once transferred to the gunboat, which then proceeded on her voyage to Noumea.
Edward Barry|Louis Becke
But what struck me perhaps most of all was a word I heard on the verandah of the Tribunal at Noumea.
In the South Seas|Robert Louis Stevenson
But it was Virginia's opinion that, once out of sight of Noumea, the lady intended to be convalescent.
The Castle Of The Shadows|Alice Muriel Williamson
A first shipload was disembarked in 1864 at Noumea, and the foundations of the city laid.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 2|Various

A good many Australians, however, were established in trade in Noumea.
Fifty-One Years of Victorian Life|Margaret Elizabeth Leigh Child-Villiers, Countess of Jersey

British Dictionary definitions for noumea

Nouméa

noun

the capital and chief port of the French Overseas Territory of New Caledonia. Pop: 146 000 (2005 est)

New Caledonia

noun

an island in the SW Pacific, east of Australia: forms, with its dependencies, a French Overseas Country; discovered by Captain Cook in 1774; rich mineral resources. Capital: Nouméa. Pop: 264 022 (2013 est). Area: 19 103 sq km (7374 miles)French name: Nouvelle-Calédonie

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