Papua New Guinea

From a combination of Papua (of uncertain etymology; see the term for more) and New Guinea, formerly referring to separately-administered dependent territories of Australia.

• (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.
   • 2018 June 18, Joshua Berlinger, “Papua New Guinea declares 9-month state of emergency due to riots”, in CNN‎^[1]:

     The Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea has declared a nine-month state of emergency in the country’s rugged Southern Highlands province in response to several days of riots.

• Tok Pisin: Papua Niugini
• → Japanese: パプアニューギニア (Papua Nyū Ginia)
• see translations below for more

• PNG
• Port Moresby
• New Guinea
• Irian Jaya
• West Irian
• Countries of the world
• Papua New Guinea on Wikipedia.Wikipedia