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Definition of Papuan in English: Papuannoun ˈpapʊənˈpapwən 1A native or inhabitant of Papua, or of Papua New Guinea. Example sentencesExamples - The exploitation of natural resources in Papua contributes massive sums to national coffers, but Papuans say they receive little in return.
- If the Papuans need training so that they can manage their own country, why aren't local and international NGOs providing it?
- Almost universally, Papuans feel that their right to self-determination was stolen from them.
- In Papua, the missionaries saw the laid-back, no-rule, non-authoritarian lifestyle of Papuans as a sign of their primitiveness.
- West Papuans feel that Indonesia is despoiling their country by logging and mining, and that they are getting a disproportionately tiny share of the financial fruits.
2mass noun A heterogeneous group of around 750 languages spoken by some 3 million people in Papua New Guinea and neighbouring islands.
adjective ˈpapʊənˈpapwən Relating to Papua or its people or their languages. Example sentencesExamples - There is interesting evidence that Wallace was pondering the question of the origin of human races, an issue which had concerned him for many years and which confronted him in eastern Indonesia where the Malay and Papuan races met.
- After 7 months the UN transferred power to Indonesia with the provision that a referendum be held to determine Papuan preference for independence, or integration with Indonesia.
- Flassy said the transfer of power from the Indonesian government to Papuan should take place in six months.
- The word merdeka - an important political concept - is also key to understanding contemporary Papuan culture.
- The OPM itself was a rather loose organisation set up by West Papuan exiles with a headquarters in Holland and an office at the United Nations.
Definition of Papuan in US English: Papuannoun 1A native or inhabitant of Papua, or of Papua New Guinea. Example sentencesExamples - West Papuans feel that Indonesia is despoiling their country by logging and mining, and that they are getting a disproportionately tiny share of the financial fruits.
- In Papua, the missionaries saw the laid-back, no-rule, non-authoritarian lifestyle of Papuans as a sign of their primitiveness.
- Almost universally, Papuans feel that their right to self-determination was stolen from them.
- The exploitation of natural resources in Papua contributes massive sums to national coffers, but Papuans say they receive little in return.
- If the Papuans need training so that they can manage their own country, why aren't local and international NGOs providing it?
2A heterogeneous group of around 750 languages spoken in Papua New Guinea and neighboring islands.
adjective Relating to Papua or its people or their languages. Example sentencesExamples - Flassy said the transfer of power from the Indonesian government to Papuan should take place in six months.
- There is interesting evidence that Wallace was pondering the question of the origin of human races, an issue which had concerned him for many years and which confronted him in eastern Indonesia where the Malay and Papuan races met.
- The word merdeka - an important political concept - is also key to understanding contemporary Papuan culture.
- The OPM itself was a rather loose organisation set up by West Papuan exiles with a headquarters in Holland and an office at the United Nations.
- After 7 months the UN transferred power to Indonesia with the provision that a referendum be held to determine Papuan preference for independence, or integration with Indonesia.
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