Papua
[pap-yoo-uh, pah-poo-ah]
- Papua New Guinea.
- Gulf of, an inlet of the Coral Sea on the SE coast of New Guinea.
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Contemporary Examples
He hung rare masks from Papua New Guinea above embroidered Peruvian pillows, and somehow the combination made sense.
Bailey brought his camera on his travels to Africa, Australia, India, and Papua New Guinea.
So they were sent either to Borneo or Papua, I forget now which.
Its people are as cut off from the rest of the world as the most remote tribes of Papua New Guinea.
He has spent time in both halves, Papua New Guinea and Indonesian‐occupied West Papua.
Savaging Primitives: Why Jared Diamond’s ‘The World Until Yesterday’ Is Completely WrongStephen Corry
January 30, 2013
Historical Examples
"It was like the tropical storms in Papua, where I lived until this year," she said.
The Thing from the LakeEleanor M. Ingram
Since the British came to Papua head-hunting and cannibalism have been forbidden.
Peeps At Many Lands: AustraliaFrank Fox
Their language has been considered as Polynesian rather than Papua.
The Natural History of the Varieties of ManRobert Gordon Latham
He found, however, an important point on the western coast of Papua.
In Search of the CastawaysJules Verne
If there were rhinoceroses in Papua, they must have got there by an overland route.
Falling in LoveGrant Allen
Papua
- Territory of Papua a former territory of Australia, consisting of SE New Guinea and adjacent islands: now part of Papua New GuineaFormer name: (1888–1906) British New Guinea
- 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)Former names (until 1962): Dutch New Guinea, Netherlands New Guinea Former Indonesian names: Irian Barat (1962-1973), Irian Jaya (1973-2001) Former English name: West Irian (translation of Irian Barat)
- Gulf of Papua an inlet of the Coral Sea in the SE coast of New Guinea
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Word Origin and History for papua
Papua
race that inhabits New Guinea, 1610s, from Malay papuah "frizzled." Related: Papuan.
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