papuan

Noun · Adjective
Synonyms: Papuan language

Open English WordNet

Noun (2)

  1. a native or inhabitant of Papua New Guinea or New GuineaType of IndonesianMember of 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 languagesSynonyms: Papuan languageType of natural language, tongue

Adjective (1)

  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

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