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Meaning of New Ireland | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. An island of the Bismarck Archipelago in New Ireland province, Papua New Guinea; a German colony from 1884 to 1921; governed by Australia from 1921 and then by Papua New Guinea from 1975 to the present day.
  2. A province of Papua New Guinea.
  3. A Crown colony of the Kingdom of Great Britain established in what is now the state of Maine, U.S., after British forces captured the area during the American Revolutionary War and again during the War of 1812.
    historical
  4. A proposed renaming of Prince Edward Island, led by then lieutenant governor Walter Patterson in 1770.
    historical
  5. A short-lived territory proclaimed by the Castle Hill convict rebellion in Australia.
    historical

Equivalents

Deutsch Neumecklenburg
Français Nouvelle-Irlande
Polski Nowa Irlandia
Português Nova Irlanda

CEFR level

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

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