Papua New Guinea en · PROPN
Pronunciation
- (Australia) audio
- /ˈpæp.u.ə ˌnu ˈɡɪn.i/ (General-American)
- /ˈpæp.uː.ə ˌnjuː ˈɡɪn.i/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- (US) audio
- /ˈpaːpwə ˌnjuː ˈɡɪ.ni/ (Australia)
- (Papua-New-Guinea) audio
- /ˈpæ.pjuː.ə ˌnjuː ˈɡɪ.ni/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- (UK) audio
Etymology
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.
Meanings
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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.
2018 June 18, Joshua Berlinger, “Papua New Guinea declares 9-month state of emergency due to riots”, in CNN:
Descendants
Relateds
Port Moresby · Countries of the world · West Irian · Irian Jaya · PNG · New Guinea
Translations (104)
ru Па́пуа-Но́вая Гвине́я (country in Oceania) · ug پاپۇئا يېڭى گۋىنېيە (country in Oceania) · ko 파푸아뉴기니 (country in Oceania) · uk Па́пуа-Нова́ Ґвіне́я (country in Oceania) · ps پاپوا نوۍ ګيني (country in Oceania) · da Papua Ny Guinea (country in Oceania) · sw Papua (country in Oceania) · ky Папуа-Жаңы Гвинея (country in Oceania) · cmn 巴布亞紐幾內亞 /巴布亚纽几内亚 (country in Oceania) · ga Stát Neamhspleách Nua-Ghuine Phapua (country in Oceania) · et Paapua Uus-Guinea (country in Oceania) · tcs Daudai Niugini (country in Oceania) · be Па́пуа-Но́вая Гвінэ́я (country in Oceania) · es Papúa Nueva Guinea (country in Oceania) · kmr Papua Gîneya Nû (country in Oceania) · tpi Papua Niugini (country in Oceania) · hi पापुआ न्यू गिनी (country in Oceania) · luo Papua (country in Oceania) · nv Chooyééł Dineʼé Bikéyah (country in Oceania) · sah Папуа Саҥа Гуинея (country in Oceania) · fr Papouasie-Nouvelle-Guinée (country in Oceania) · sh Pȁpua Nȍvā Gvinéja (country in Oceania) · tr Papua Yeni Gine (country in Oceania) · rar Pāpua Nūkini (country in Oceania) · lo ປາປົວຊີນູແວນກີເນ (country in Oceania) · ar بَابْوَا نْيُو غِينِيَّا (country in Oceania) · az Papua Yeni Qvineya (country in Oceania) · ms Papua New Guinea (country in Oceania) · bg Папу́а Но́ва Гвине́я (country in Oceania) · tk Papua-Täze Gwineýa (country in Oceania) · chr ᏆᏇᎢᏤᎩᎢᏂ (country in Oceania) · bn পাপুয়া নিউগিনি (country in Oceania) · eo Papuo-Nov-Gvineo (country in Oceania) · yo Paapu ti Giini (country in Oceania) · uz Papua Yangi Gvineya (country in Oceania) · bo པ་པུ་འ་ནིའུ་གི་ནེ (country in Oceania) · rm Papua-Nova Guinea (country in Oceania) · ga Nua-Ghuine Phapua (country in Oceania) · cmn 巴布亞新幾內亞 /巴布亚新几内亚 (country in Oceania) · fa-ira پاپوآ گینِهٔ جَدید (country in Oceania) · ar بَابْوَا غِينِيَّا الْجَدِيدَة (country in Oceania) · dv ޕަޕުއާ ނިއު ގިނީ (country in Oceania) · fa-ira پاپوآ گینِهٔ نُوْ (country in Oceania) · sl Papuanska Nova Gvineja (country in Oceania) · luy Papua (country in Oceania) · my ပါပူအာနယူးဂီနီ (country in Oceania) · sw Guinea Mpya (country in Oceania) · cs Papua-Nová Guinea (country in Oceania) · id Papua Nugini (country in Oceania) · am ፓፑዋ ኒው ጊኒ (country in Oceania) · tt Папуа-Яңа Гвинея (country in Oceania) · de Papua-Neuguinea (country in Oceania) · ro Papua Noua Guinee (country in Oceania) · yi פּאַפּואַ־נײַ גינע (country in Oceania) · ja パプアニューギニア (country in Oceania) · ia Papua Nove Guinea (country in Oceania) · ka პაპუა-ახალი გვინეა (country in Oceania) · sq Papua Guinea e Re (country in Oceania) · he פָּפּוּאָה־גִּינֶאָה הַחֲדָשָׁה (country in Oceania) · ulk Op Deudai (country in Oceania) · km ប៉ាពួហ៊្គីណេថ្មី (country in Oceania) · uk Па́пуа-Нова́ Гвіне́я (country in Oceania) · ast Papúa Nueva Guinea (country in Oceania) · mn Папуа-Шинэ Гвиней (country in Oceania) · nrf Papua Nouvelle Dginnée (country in Oceania) · is Papúa Nýja-Gínea (country in Oceania) · th ปาปัวนิวกินี (country in Oceania) · jam Papua Nyuu Gini (country in Oceania) · br Papoua Ginea-Nevez (country in Oceania) · lt Papua Naujoji Gvinėja (country in Oceania) · nb Papua Ny-Guinea (country in Oceania) · fi Papua-Uusi-Guinea (country in Oceania) · zza Papua Ginea Newiye (country in Oceania) · ko 파푸아뉴기니아 (country in Oceania) · kw Papwa Gyni Nowydh (country in Oceania) · si පපුවා නවගිනිය (country in Oceania) · sv Papua Nya Guinea (country in Oceania) · gl Papúa Nova Guinea (country in Oceania) · af Papoea-Nieu-Guinee (country in Oceania) · hy Պապուա Նոր Գվինեա (country in Oceania) · pt Papua-Nova Guiné (country in Oceania) · ca Papua Nova Guinea (country in Oceania) · sk Papua-Nová Guinea (country in Oceania) · hu Pápua Új-Guinea (country in Oceania) · ki Papua (country in Oceania) · kk Папуа-Жаңа Гвинея (country in Oceania) · lv Papua-Jaungvineja (country in Oceania) · mi Papua Nūkini (country in Oceania) · ur پاپُوا نْیُو گِنی (country in Oceania) · pl Papua-Nowa Gwinea (country in Oceania) · crh Papua Yañı Gvineya (country in Oceania) · be Па́пуа-Но́вая Гвіне́я (country in Oceania) · mk Папу́а Но́ва Гвине́ја (country in Oceania) · el Παπουασία-Νέα Γουινέα (country in Oceania) · mt il-Papwa Gwinea Ġdida (country in Oceania) · nl Papoea-Nieuw-Guinea (country in Oceania) · it Papua Nuova Guinea (country in Oceania) · ho Papua Niu Gini (country in Oceania) · tl Papua New Guinea (country in Oceania) · vi Pa-pua Niu Ghi-nê (country in Oceania) · ta பப்புவா நியூ கினி (country in Oceania) · crh Papuwa Kenğe Gúyne (country in Oceania) · sh Па̏пуа Но̏ва̄ Гвине́ја (country in Oceania) · tg Папуа-Гвинеяи Нав (country in Oceania)