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  • An unofficial name for the entire island of New Guinea


  • Papua (Indonesian Province) : An Indonesian province comprising the western half of the island of New Guinea. Previously known as Irian Jaya, Irian Barat (West Irian) and Netherlands New Guinea.




RELATED WORDS

;Papuan :''adj'' of or pertaining to New Guinea or to one of the above territories.
;Papuan :''n'' 1. member of race native to New Guinea, 2. any indigenous languages of the New Guinea region that are neither Austronesian (Melanesian) nor Australian languages. Also known as non-Austronesian. See also Papuan Languages .
;Papuars : ''obsolete'' ''n.'' plural of Papuan person. Any native race, with very dark complexion, of New Guinea and its adjacent islands.