English > Independent State of Papua New Guinea: 1 sense > noun 1, location| Meaning | A parliamentary democracy on the eastern half of the island of New Guinea; in 1975 it became an independent state within the Commonwealth of Nations. |
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| Synonym | Papua New Guinea |
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| Instance of | country, state, land | The territory occupied by a nation |
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| Member of | British Commonwealth, Commonwealth of Nations | An 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 |
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| Part of | New Guinea | A Pacific island to the north of Australia |
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| Parts | Bismarck Archipelago | A group of islands in the southwestern Pacific to the northeast of New Guinea |
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| Bougainville | The largest of the Solomon Islands |
| Papua | The southeastern part of Papua New Guinea |
| Port Moresby, capital of Papua New Guinea | The administrative capital and largest city of Papua New Guinea |
| Spanish | Nueva Guinea, Papúa, Papúa Nueva Guinea, Papúa-Nueva Guinea |
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| Catalan | Nova Guinea, Papua, Papua Nova Guinea |
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