West Papua

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West Papua

proper noun

  1. A province of Indonesia. Muksin specifically mentioned 11 extinct indigenous languages, such as Tandia and Mawes in West Papua and Papua, along with Kajeli, Piru, Moksela, Palumata, Ternateno, Hukumina, Hoti, Serua, and Nila in different areas of Maluku.
  2. The western half of the island of New Guinea.

    Similar: Western New Guinea

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name province of Indonesia

EspañolPapúa Occidental
中文西巴布亞 /西巴布亚 Xībābùyà
PortuguêsPapua Occidental
FrançaisPapoua occidental
Tiếng ViệtTây Papua

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"West Papua." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/west%20papua. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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@misc{west_papua_2026,
  title = {West Papua},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/west%20papua},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}