Papua New Guinea in British English
noun
a country in the SW Pacific; consists of the E half of New Guinea, the Bismarck Archipelago, the W Solomon Islands, Trobriand Islands, D'Entrecasteaux Islands, Woodlark Island, and the Louisiade Archipelago; administered by Australia from 1949 until 1975, when it became an independent member of the Commonwealth. Official language: English; Tok Pisin (English Creole) and Motu are widely spoken. Religion: Christian majority. Currency: kina. Capital: Port Moresby. Pop: 8 251 162 (2017 est). Area: 461 693 sq km (178 260 sqmiles)
Papua New Guinea in American English
country occupying the E half of the island of New Guinea, & nearby islands, including the former Territory of Papua & the Trust Territory of New Guinea: independent since 1975; member of the Commonwealth: 178,703sq mi (462,840 sq km); pop. 3,689,000; cap. Port Moresby
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Word lists withPapua New Guinea
country, currency, inhabitant- illawarra
- i'll be 18 on friday
- i'll be bound
- i'll be damned
- i'll be darned
- ill-behaved
- i'll be here up to or until 5.30 pm
- ill-being
- i'll be round at 6 o'clock
- i'll be the judge of that
- i'll be with you in a minute
- ill-boding
- ill bred
- ill-bred
- ill-breeding
- i'll come and get you
- i'll come over later
- ill-concealed
- ill-conceived
- ill considered
- ill-considered
- ill defined
- ill-defined
- ill discipline
- ill disposed