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Papuan definition

Papu·an (pap′yo̵̅o̅ ən, -o̵̅o̅-)

adjective

of Papua or its peoples, languages, or cultures

noun

  1. a person born or living in Papua New Guinea
  2. a member of any of the indigenous peoples of New Guinea and nearby islands
    1. any of a group of languages spoken in New Guinea and elsewhere in the SW Pacific
    2. this language group

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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