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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- An island in the southwest Pacific Ocean north of Australia. The western half is part of Indonesia, and the eastern half forms the major portion of Papua New Guinea. Inhabited by Papuan and Austronesian peoples, it was named by 16th-century European explorers for the Guinea coast of western Africa.
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- proper noun A large island in the
Pacific Ocean , north ofAustralia , whose territory is divided betweenIndonesia in the west andPapua New Guinea in the east. - proper noun historical the northern part of what is now called Papua New Guinea, formerly administered as a separate territory to
Papua . - proper noun informal the nation more properly referred to as Papua New Guinea.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a Pacific island to the north of Australia; the 2nd largest island in the world; the western part is governed by Indonesia and the eastern part is Papua New Guinea
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Examples
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Rabaul, the seat of government in German New Guinea, had been occupied.
New York Times Current History; The European War, Vol 2, No. 5, August, 1915 Various
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The principal range in German New Guinea is the Bismarck Mountains (variously estimated between 14,000 and 16,000 feet, in height).
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 10: Mass Music-Newman 1840-1916 1913
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Finsch Harbour in German New Guinea, 218, 242, 262
The Belief in Immortality and the Worship of the Dead, Volume I (of 3) The Belief Among the Aborigines of Australia, the Torres Straits Islands, New Guinea and Melanesia James George Frazer 1897
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The natives of Windessi in Dutch New Guinea generally bury their dead the day after the decease.
The Belief in Immortality and the Worship of the Dead, Volume I (of 3) The Belief Among the Aborigines of Australia, the Torres Straits Islands, New Guinea and Melanesia James George Frazer 1897
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The first Catholic missionaries arrived in German New Guinea in August 1896.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 5: Diocese-Fathers of Mercy 1840-1916 1913
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Mr. Windsor Earl makes much of this theory, but, unfortunately for it, the tree-kangaroos are chiefly found in the northern peninsula of New Guinea, which is entirely composed of hills and mountains with very little flat land, while the kangaroo of the low flat Aru Islands (Dorcopsis asiaticus) is a ground species.
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New Guinea, which is shared by Germany and England.
A Visit to Java With an Account of the Founding of Singapore 1898
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Mr Austin estimated that they found 20 previously unknown species in New Guinea, which is such a hot spot of diversity that scientists figure they've described only about six-tenths of all the species living there.
Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph Telegraph Staff 2012
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Mr Austin estimated that they found 20 previously unknown species in New Guinea, which is such a hot spot of diversity that scientists figure they've described only about six-tenths of all the species living there.
Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph Telegraph Staff 2012
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Austin estimated that they found 20 previously unknown species in New Guinea, which is such a hotspot of diversity that scientists figure they've described only about six-tenths of all the species living there.
The Seattle Times 2012
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