HyperDic: new_guinea

English > 1 sense of the expression New Guinea:
NOUNlocationNew Guineaa Pacific island to the north of Australia
English > New Guinea: 1 sense > noun 1, location
MeaningA Pacific island to the north of Australia; the 2nd largest island in the world; the western part is governed by Indonesia and the eastern part is Papua New Guinea.
Instance ofislandA land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water
MembersPapuanA native or inhabitant of Papua New Guinea or New Guinea
Part ofPacific, Pacific OceanThe largest ocean in the world
PartsPapua New Guinea, Independent State of Papua New GuineaA parliamentary democracy on the eastern half of the island of New Guinea
SpanishNueva Guinea, Papua, Papúa
CatalanNova Guinea, Papua

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