English Explanatory Dictionary

Papuan

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. From, or pertaining to Papua or Papua New Guinea
  2. Pertaining to the Papuan group of languages.
noun
  1. Someone from Papua or Papua New Guinea
name
  1. A geographical grouping of languages spoken on the island of New Guinea and its neighboring islands, as opposed to Austronesian.

Pronunciation

/ˈpɑpuən/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Knabrupt-Papuan.wav

Word forms

Papuan more Papuan most Papuan Papuans

Etymology

From Papua + -an.

Derived words

Australo-Papuan babbler Papuan boobook Papuanness
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