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Puncak Jaya

American  
[poon-chahk jah-yah] / ˈpʊn tʃɑk ˈdʒɑ yɑ /
Or Puntjak Djaja

noun

  1. a mountain in Irian Jaya, Indonesia, on W New Guinea: highest island point in the world. 16,503 feet (5,030 meters).

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On Monday, gunmen killed three people and injured two others in an attack at an airport in the Puncak Jaya area.

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