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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (2)

1. a native or inhabitant of Papua New Guinea or New Guinea;

2. any of the indigenous languages spoken in Papua New Guinea or New Britain or the Solomon Islands that are not Malayo-Polynesian languages;
[syn: Papuan, Papuan language]


ADJECTIVE (1)

1. of or relating to Papua or its people or language;
- Example: "Papuan native crafts"
- Example: "Papuan vowels"



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Papuan \Pap"u*an\, prop. a.
   Of or pertaining to Papua.
   [1913 Webster]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Papuars \Pap"u*ars\, n. pl.; sing. Papuan. (Ethnol.)
   The native black race of Papua or New Guinea, and the
   adjacent islands.
   [1913 Webster]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

Papuan
    adj 1: of or relating to Papua or its people or language;
           "Papuan native crafts"; "Papuan vowels"
    n 1: a native or inhabitant of Papua New Guinea or New Guinea
    2: any of the indigenous languages spoken in Papua New Guinea or
       New Britain or the Solomon Islands that are not Malayo-
       Polynesian languages [syn: Papuan, Papuan language]