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Definitions for Papua
ˈpæp yu ə, ˈpɑ puˌɑpapua

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. Papuanoun

    the southeastern part of Papua New Guinea

Wiktionary

  1. Papuanoun

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

  2. Etymology: "Land of the people with the frizzy hair".

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  1. papua

    Papua, often referred to as Papua New Guinea, is a sovereign nation located in the eastern part of the island of New Guinea in Oceania. It is the largest island country in the world, made up of numerous islands and atolss. It is also known for its rich cultural diversity, with over 800 known languages spoken among its population. It's renowned for its lush ecological diversity, including vast rainforests and unique wildlife. The term 'Papua' can also specifically refer to the Indonesian western half of the New Guinea island.

Wikidata

  1. Papua

    Papua is a province of Indonesia. It comprises most of the western half of the island of New Guinea and nearby islands. Its capital is Jayapura. It is the largest and easternmost province of Indonesia. The province originally covered the entire western half of New Guinea. In 2003, the Indonesian government declared the westernmost part of the island, around Bird's Head Peninsula, a separate province; its name was first West Irian Jaya and is now West Papua: the remaining part retained the name, Province of Papua.

Etymology and Origins

  1. Papua

    Expresses the Portuguese for “frizzled.” This name was bestowed upon the natives of New Guinea on account of their enormous heads of frizzled hair.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of Papua in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of Papua in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of Papua in a Sentence

  1. Stuart Simmons:

    The team did the work mainly to get a better understanding of processes of gold and silver deposition in ancient hydrothermal systems that are no longer active but that are host to ore deposits, there are many such deposits forming mines and prospects around the Pacific Rim (Japan, Philippines, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, New Zealand, Chile, Peru, Ecuador, Mexico, and the western US). So the aim was to apply our understanding to new discoveries.

  2. Shayne Neuman:

    I have asked the Australian National Audit Office to launch an urgent investigation into the circumstances surrounding the Department of Home Affairs' procurement of garrison support and welfare services in Papua New Guinea.

  3. Australian Immigration Minister Peter Dutton:

    We will have what I think will be detailed and long-run discussions with Papua New Guinea.

  4. Ian Rintoul:

    There simply is no safe arrangement for resettlement in Papua New Guinea. It is a gaping whole at the end of the Australian government's offshore processing arrangement and as long as that exists, there isn't a remedy.

  5. Maxime Aubert:

    It is from this area that Stone Age humans departed by boat to cross Island South Asia to reach the mainland of Papua and Australia( the first successful major maritime voyage), stone Age humans were Stone Age humans, and now we know( Stone Age humans) had advanced medical knowledge.

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