Papua New Guinea

Possibly from Malay pepuah (“frizzy”, in reference to locals' hair) + New Guinea.

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈpæp.uː.ə ˌnjuː ˈɡɪn.i/, /ˈpæ.pjuː.ə ˌnjuː ˈɡɪ.ni/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈpæp.u.ə ˌnu ˈɡɪn.i/
• (General Australian) IPA^(key): /ˈpaːpwə ˌnjuː ˈɡɪ.ni/

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• Rhymes: -ɪni

Papua New Guinea

2. A country in Oceania. Official name: Independent State of Papua New Guinea. Capital and largest city: Port Moresby.

• → Japanese: パプアニューギニア (Papua Nyū Ginia)

• (countries of Oceania) country of Oceania; Australia, Cook Islands, Fiji, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Nauru, New Zealand, Niue, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu
• PNG
• Port Moresby
• New Guinea
• Irian Jaya
• West Irian
• Countries of the world
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