Papua

[ pap-yoo-uh, pah-poo-ah ]

noun

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

Papua

/ ˈpæpjʊə /

noun

1. Territory of Papua
   a former territory of Australia, consisting of SE New Guinea and adjacent islands: now part of Papua New Guinea Former name1888–1906British New Guinea
2. 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 GuineaNetherlands New Guinea Former Indonesian namesIrian Barat1962-1973Irian Jaya1973-2001 Former English nameWest Iriantranslation of Irian Barat
3. Gulf of Papua
   an inlet of the Coral Sea in the SE coast of New Guinea

Example Sentences

He hung rare masks from Papua New Guinea above embroidered Peruvian pillows, and somehow the combination made sense.

From The Daily Beast

Bailey brought his camera on his travels to Africa, Australia, India, and Papua New Guinea.

From The Daily Beast

So they were sent either to Borneo or Papua, I forget now which.

From The Daily Beast

Its people are as cut off from the rest of the world as the most remote tribes of Papua New Guinea.

From The Daily Beast

He has spent time in both halves, Papua New Guinea and Indonesian‐occupied West Papua.

From The Daily Beast

The natives of Papua (New Guinea) are in a very low state of civilization.

From Project Gutenberg

This is the breath of Papua, stirring warm on her lips, that none who has known between loathing and desire can ever forget.

From Project Gutenberg

This was Papua, where wise men take no chance and fools seldom live long enough to take a second.

From Project Gutenberg

Had he had a glimpse into the meaning of Papua that struck fire to his roving and restless soul?

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The vast and little-known island of Papua contains some specimens of the feathered race of surpassing glory.

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