Jayapura

or Ja·ja·pu·ra, Dja·ja·pu·ra

[ jah-yuh-poor-uh ]

noun
  1. a city in and the capital of Irian Jaya, on the northeastern coast, in Indonesia.

  • Formerly Hol·lan·di·a [ho-lan-dee-uh] /hɒˈlæn di ə/ .

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British Dictionary definitions for Jayapura

Jayapura

/ (ˌdʒɑːjɑːˈpʊərə) /


noun
  1. a port in NE Indonesia, capital of Papua (formerly Irian Jaya), on the N coast. Pop: 155 548 (2000): Former spelling: Djajapura Former names: Sukarnapura, Kotabaru, Hollandia

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