English Explanatory Dictionary

New Guinea

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A large island in the Pacific Ocean north of Australia, in Oceania, whose territory is divided between Indonesia in the west and Papua New Guinea in the east.
  2. A former dependent territory of Australia, from 1914 to 1975, occupying the northern part of what is now called Papua New Guinea.
  3. Papua New Guinea: A country in Oceania.

Pronunciation

n(y)o͞o gĭnʹ-ē /n(j)uː ˈɡɪn.i/ /ˌnjuː ˈɡɪ.ni/ [njuː ˈɡɪn.i] LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-New Guinea.wav [nu ˈɡɪn.i]

Word forms

New Guinea Niugini Niu Gini

Derived words

German New Guinea New Guinea flightless rail New Guinean New Guinea singing dog Papua New Guinea Western New Guinea
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