Papuan [
'pæpjuәn]
papuan[ noun ]- a native or inhabitant of Papua New Guinea or New Guinea
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- any of the indigenous languages spoken in Papua New Guinea or New Britain or the Solomon Islands that are not Malayo-Polynesian languages
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[ adj ]- of or relating to Papua or its people or language
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Papuan native crafts
Papuan vowels
Papuan \Pap"u*an\, prop. a.
Of or pertaining to Papua.
Papuars \Pap"u*ars\, n. pl.; sing. {Papuan}. (Ethnol.)
The native black race of Papua or New Guinea, and the
adjacent islands.
- With a Fijian skipper, a Trobriand Islander cook and a Papuan crew, it reaches remote ports and villages thanks to its 7.5-foot draft.