Nouméa
Americannoun
noun
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Under the 1998 Nouméa Accord, France agreed to give the territory more political autonomy and to limit voting in provincial and assembly elections to those who were residents then.
From BBC • May 23, 2024
The airport in Nouméa, New Caledonia's capital, remains closed to commercial flights.
From BBC • May 23, 2024
Denise Fisher, who was Australia’s consul general in the New Caledonian capital of Nouméa during the early 2000s, said the violence was the worst seen in the archipelago in 40 years.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 17, 2024
“Serious disturbances to public order are still underway” in Nouméa and surrounding municipalities, the High Commission of the Republic in New Caledonia said Tuesday.
From Seattle Times • May 13, 2024
On the 1st of May the Pacific arrived at Nouméa, and her departure for Vila, next day, ended a most tiresome stay.
From Two Years with the Natives in the Western Pacific by Speiser, Felix
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