Papua
See also: papua
English
Etymology
From Malay Papua, from pepuah (“curly (of hair)”) for the natives of the island.
Proper noun
Papua
- The southern part of what is now called Papua New Guinea, formerly administered as a separate territory to New Guinea.
Derived terms
Derived terms
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Translations
See also
- Irian Jaya
- New Guinea
- West Irian
Latin
Proper noun
Papua f (genitive Papuae); first declension
Inflection
First declension.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| nominative | Papua |
| genitive | Papuae |
| dative | Papuae |
| accusative | Papuam |
| ablative | Papuā |
| vocative | Papua |
Swahili
Proper noun
Papua
- Papua New Guinea (country in Oceania)
This Swahili entry was created from the translations listed at Papua New Guinea. It may be less reliable than other entries, and may be missing parts of speech or additional senses. Please also see Papua in the Swahili Wiktionary. This notice will be removed when the entry is checked. (more information) August 2009
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