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Papua

6 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. Papua (geographical name)
  2. New Guinea (geographical name)
  3. Papua mace (noun)
  4. Papua nutmeg (noun)
  5. Papua New Guinea (geographical name)
  6. Papua, Gulf of (geographical name)

Pa·pua

geographical name \ˈpa-pyu̇-wə, ˈpä-pu̇-wə\

Definition of PAPUA

1
— see new guinea 1
2
the SE portion of the island of New Guinea; formerly a territory; now part of Papua New Guinea

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