New Guinea
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New Guinea
- /n(j)uː ˈɡɪn.i/
- /ˌnjuː ˈɡɪ.ni/ Australia
- [njuː ˈɡɪn.i] UK
- [nu ˈɡɪn.i] US
proper noun Niugini · Niu Gini
- 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.
- A former dependent territory of Australia, from 1914 to 1975, occupying the northern part of what is now called Papua New Guinea.
- Papua New Guinea: A country in Oceania.
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name large island
| Español | Nueva Guinea |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 뉴기니 Nyugini |
| 日本語 | ニューギニア Nyūginia |
| 中文 | 新幾內亞 /新几内亚 Xīn Jīnèiyà |
| हिन्दी | न्यू गिनी nyū ginī, नया गिनी nayā ginī |
| Kiswahili | Guinea Mpya |
| Português | Nova Guiné |
| Français | Nouvelle-Guinée |
| Deutsch | Neuguinea |
| Italiano | Nuova Guinea |
| Ελληνικά | Νέα Γουινέα Néa Gouinéa |
| Română | Noua Guinee |
| Русский | Но́вая Гвине́я Nóvaja Gvinéja |
| العربية | غِينِيَّا اَلْجَدِيدَة ḡiniyyā l-jadīda |
| עברית | גינאה החדשה ginea ha-khadasha |
Talk about this word "New Guinea." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/new%20guinea. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. New Guinea. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/new%20guinea "New Guinea." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/new%20guinea.
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@misc{new_guinea_2026,
title = {New Guinea},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/new%20guinea},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
