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单词 papuan
释义 pap·u·an
I. \-wən\ adjective
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: Papua (New Guinea), island of the Malay Archipelago, Pacific ocean, and Territory of Papua, southeastern New Guinea (from Malay pĕpuah frizzled) + English -an
1.
 a.
  (1) : of, relating to, or characteristic of the island of Papua
  (2) : of, relating to, or characteristic of the people of the island of Papua
 b.
  (1) : of, relating to, or characteristic of the Territory of Papua
  (2) : of, relating to, or characteristic of the people of the Territory of Papua
2. : of, relating to, or characteristic of the Negroid native peoples of New Guinea and adjacent areas of Melanesia
3. : of, relating to, or characteristic of the Papuan languages
4. : of, relating to, or being a subregion of the Australian biogeographic region that includes New Guinea and the Pacific islands to Wallace's line sometimes with the exception of Celebes
II. noun
(-s)
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: Papua and Territory of Papua + English -an
1.
 a. : a native or inhabitant of the island of Papua
 b. : a native or inhabitant of the Territory of Papua
2. : a member of any of the negroid native peoples of New Guinea and adjacent areas of Melanesia; specifically : a fuzzy-haired prominent-nosed nonpygmy Oceanic Negroid of New Guinea
3. : the Papuan languages; also : any of this group of languages
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