papuan
Noun · AdjectiveSynonyms:
Papuan language
Open English WordNet
Noun (2)
- a native or inhabitant of Papua New Guinea or New GuineaType of IndonesianMember of New Guinea
- any of the indigenous languages spoken in Papua New Guinea or New Britain or the Solomon Islands that are not Malayo-Polynesian languagesSynonyms: Papuan languageType of natural language, tongue
Adjective (1)
- of or relating to Papua or its people or language“Papuan native crafts”“Papuan vowels”Relating to Papua
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Pap′u·an prop. a.
Of or pertaining to Papua.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54