papua

/ˈpaːpwə/

name 3noun 1

Collocations

ADJ.

living, near, new, numerous, remote

The remote Papua villages were difficult to reach during the rainy season.

VERB + PAPUA

called, like, lives

My uncle lives in Papua New Guinea and sends us photos of the rainforest every month.

PAPUA + NOUN

guinea, kajeli, niugini, tok

She has family living in Papua New Guinea and visits them every few years.

PREP.

along, in, in, with

They traveled along Papua New Guinea's coast to study the indigenous tribes.

ADV.

somewhat

The village was somewhat isolated in Papua New Guinea, accessible only by boat.

Definitions

name

The southern part of what is now called Papua New Guinea, formerly administered as a separate territory to New Guinea.

The western part of New Guinea, currently part of Indonesia.

A province of Indonesia.

Muksin specifically mentioned 11 extinct indigenous languages, such as Tandia and Mawes in West Papua and Papua, along with Kajeli, Piru, Moksela, Palumata, Ternateno, Hukumina, Hoti, Serua, and Nila in different areas of Maluku.

noun

A person indigenous to Papua.

The Papuas are so termed in the Malay language, from their extreme darkness, approaching to black.

The Papua are more numerous in the Philippine Islands than anywhere else, with the exception of New Guinea.

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Example Bank

Muksin specifically mentioned 11 extinct indigenous languages, such as Tandia and Mawes in West Papua and Papua, along with Kajeli, Piru, Moksela, Palumata, Ternateno, Hukumina, Hoti, Serua, and Nila

Wiktionary

The Papuas are so termed in the Malay language, from their extreme darkness, approaching to black.

Wiktionary

The Papua are more numerous in the Philippine Islands than anywhere else, with the exception of New Guinea.

Wiktionary

In the Carteret Islands, near Papua New Guinea, some people have already had to leave their homes because the seawater is washing around their houses.

Tatoeba · #35107

Most of the Melanesians living in Papua New Guinea have very curly hair, don't they?

Tatoeba · #329459

In Papua New Guinea, there are 850 different languages spoken by Papuans.

Tatoeba · #522691

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