Papua (disambiguation)
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Papua is:
- Sometimes used, incorrectly, as a name for the island of New Guinea
- Papua (Australian territory): A former Australian territory comprising the southeastern quarter of the island of New Guinea, now the southern part of Papua New Guinea
- Papua (Indonesian province): An Indonesian province comprising the western half of the island of New Guinea formerly known as Irian Jaya.
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Related Words
- Papuan
- adj of or pertaining to New Guinea or to the region of Papua
- Papuan
- n 1. member of race native to New Guinea, 2. any indigenous languages of the New Guinea region that are neither Austronesian nor Australian languages. See also Papuan languages.
- Papuars
- obsolete n. plural of Papuan person. Any native race, with very dark complexion, of Papua or New Guinea and its adjacent islands.
