HyperDic: independent_state_of_papua_new_guinea

English > 1 sense of the expression Independent State of Papua New Guinea:
NOUNlocationIndependent State of Papua New Guinea, Papua New Guineaa parliamentary democracy on the eastern half of the island of New Guinea
English > Independent State of Papua New Guinea: 1 sense > noun 1, location
MeaningA parliamentary democracy on the eastern half of the island of New Guinea; in 1975 it became an independent state within the Commonwealth of Nations.
SynonymPapua New Guinea
Instance ofcountry, state, landThe territory occupied by a nation
Member ofBritish Commonwealth, Commonwealth of NationsAn association of nations consisting of the United Kingdom and several former British colonies that are now sovereign states but still pay allegiance to the British Crown
Part ofNew GuineaA Pacific island to the north of Australia
PartsBismarck ArchipelagoA group of islands in the southwestern Pacific to the northeast of New Guinea
BougainvilleThe largest of the Solomon Islands
PapuaThe southeastern part of Papua New Guinea
Port Moresby, capital of Papua New GuineaThe administrative capital and largest city of Papua New Guinea
SpanishNueva Guinea, Papúa, Papúa Nueva Guinea, Papúa-Nueva Guinea
CatalanNova Guinea, Papua, Papua Nova Guinea

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