Papua New Guinea
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English
Etymology
Possibly from Malay pepuah (“frizzy”, in reference to locals' hair) + New Guinea.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈpæp.uː.ə ˌnjuː ˈɡɪn.i/, /ˈpæ.pjuː.ə ˌnjuː ˈɡɪ.ni/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈpæp.u.ə ˌnu ˈɡɪn.i/
- (General Australian) IPA(key): /ˈpaːpwə ˌnjuː ˈɡɪ.ni/
Audio (General Australian): (file) Audio (Papua New Guinea): (file) Audio (US): (file) - Rhymes: -ɪni
Proper noun
- A country in Oceania. Official name: Independent State of Papua New Guinea. Capital and largest city: Port Moresby.
Descendants
- → Japanese: パプアニューギニア (Papua Nyū Ginia)
Translations
country in Oceania
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See also
- (countries of Oceania) country of Oceania; Australia, Cook Islands, Fiji, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Nauru, New Zealand, Niue, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu
- PNG
- Port Moresby
- New Guinea
- Irian Jaya
- West Irian
- Countries of the world
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