Papua New Guinea
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Papua New Guinea
- /ˈpæp.uː.ə ˌnjuː ˈɡɪn.i/ UK
- /ˈpæ.pjuː.ə ˌnjuː ˈɡɪ.ni/ UK
- /ˈpæp.u.ə ˌnu ˈɡɪn.i/ US
- /ˈpaːpwə ˌnjuː ˈɡɪ.ni/ Australia
Rhymes with -ɪni
Where it comes from
From a combination of Papua (of uncertain etymology; see the term for more) and New Guinea, formerly referring to separately-administered dependent territories of Australia.
proper noun
- A country in Oceania. Official name: Independent State of Papua New Guinea. Capital and largest city: Port Moresby. The Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea has declared a nine-month state of emergency in the country’s rugged Southern Highlands province in response to several days of riots.
Translations
Every language
name country in Oceania
| Español | Papúa Nueva Guinea |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 파푸아뉴기니 Papuanyugini |
| 日本語 | パプアニューギニア Papua Nyūginia |
| 中文 | 巴布亞新幾內亞 /巴布亚新几内亚 Bābùyà Xīn Jǐnèiyà |
| हिन्दी | पापुआ न्यू गिनी pāpuā nyū ginī |
| Kiswahili | Papua, Guinea Mpya |
| Português | Papua-Nova Guiné |
| Français | Papouasie-Nouvelle-Guinée |
| Deutsch | Papua-Neuguinea |
| Italiano | Papua Nuova Guinea |
| Ελληνικά | Παπουασία-Νέα Γουινέα Papouasía-Néa Gouinéa |
| Română | Papua Noua Guinee |
| Русский | Па́пуа-Но́вая Гвине́я Pápua-Nóvaja Gvinéja |
| Tiếng Việt | Pa-pua Niu Ghi-nê |
| العربية | بَابْوَا غِينِيَّا الْجَدِيدَة bābwā ḡiniyyā l-jadīda, بَابْوَا نْيُو غِينِيَّا bābwā nyū ḡiniyyā |
| עברית | פָּפּוּאָה־גִּינֶאָה הַחֲדָשָׁה papu'a-gine'a ha-khadasha |
Talk about this word "Papua New Guinea." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/papua%20new%20guinea. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. Papua New Guinea. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/papua%20new%20guinea "Papua New Guinea." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/papua%20new%20guinea.Cite this
@misc{papua_new_guinea_2026,
title = {Papua New Guinea},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/papua%20new%20guinea},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
