Papua

American  

[pap-yoo-uh, pah-poo-ah] / ˈpæp ju ə, ˈpɑ puˌɑ /

noun

1. Papua New Guinea.

2. Gulf of, an inlet of the Coral Sea on the SE coast of New Guinea.

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Papua British  

/ ˈpæpjʊə /

noun

1. Former name: British New Guinea. a former territory of Australia, consisting of SE New Guinea and adjacent islands: now part of Papua New Guinea

2. Former names (until 1962): Dutch New Guinea, Netherlands New Guinea. Former Indonesian names: Irian Barat, Irian Jaya. Former English name: West Irian. the W part of the island of New Guinea: formerly under Dutch rule, becoming a province of Indonesia in 1963. Capital: Jayapura. Pop: 2 220 934 (2000). Area: 416 990 sq km (161 000 sq miles)

3. an inlet of the Coral Sea in the SE coast of New Guinea

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Papua

The haze billowing out from wildfires in the Indonesian regions of Kalimantan, Papua and Sumatra knows no borders.

From BBC ● Nov. 2, 2026

"At least 32 banks and export credit agencies around the world have ruled out financing Papua LNG due to serious human rights, biodiversity and climate risks," said Market Forces campaigner Angelica Mantikas.

From Barron's ● Nov. 2, 2026

The US-based energy giant struck a deal last month to take control of Papua LNG, which aims to tap into massive gas fields nestled in the forests of Papua New Guinea.

From Barron's ● Nov. 2, 2026

To qualify, England must beat Papua New Guinea on Friday, hope Tonga defeat Samoa on Sunday, and make up a 68-point deficit on the Samoans.

From BBC ● Oct. 28, 2026

Ekman had tracked down a hundred thousand feet of film that had been shot by the virologist Carleton Gajdusek in the remote jungles of Papua New Guinea.

From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell

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