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Meaning of New Guinea | Babel Free

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.
    historical
  3. Papua New Guinea: A country in Oceania.
    informal

Equivalents

العربية غِينِيَّا اَلْجَدِيدَة
Català Nova Guinea
Čeština Nová Guinea
Dansk Ny Guinea
Deutsch Neuguinea
Español Nueva Guinea
Suomi Uusi-Guinea
Français Nouvelle-Guinée
Magyar Új-Guinea
Bahasa Indonesia Irian Nugini Papua
Italiano Nuova Guinea
日本語 ニューギニア ニューギニア島
한국어 뉴기니
Nederlands Nieuw-Guinea
Polski Nowa Gwinea
Português Nova Guiné
Română Noua Guinee
Русский Новая Гвинея
Svenska Nya Guinea
Kiswahili Guinea Mpya
Türkçe Yeni Gine
Українська Нова́ Гвіне́я

CEFR level

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

New Guinea flightless rail New Guinea Highlands New Guinea singing dog New Guinean New Guinean rat New Hall

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