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New Guinea

Noun CEFR B2
n(j)uː ˈɡɪn.i

Definitions

  1. A large island in the Pacific Ocean north of Australia, in Oceania, whose territory is divided between Indonesia in the west and Papua New Guinea in the east.
  2. A former dependent territory of Australia, from 1914 to 1975, occupying the northern part of what is now called Papua New Guinea.
  3. Papua New Guinea: A country in Oceania.

Equivalents

EspañolNueva Guinea
DeutschNeuguinea
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CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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