[noo-mey-uh] 
| a city in and the capital of New Caledonia, on the SW coast. 59,869. |
[kal-i-doh-nee-uh, -dohn-yuh] | 1. | an island in the S Pacific, ab. 800 mi. (1290 km) E of Australia. 113,680; 6224 sq. mi. (16,120 sq. km). |
| 2. | an overseas territory of France comprising this island and other smaller islands: formerly a penal colony. 131,665; 7200 sq. mi. (18,650 sq. km). Capital: Nouméa. |
| Nou·mé·a (nōō-mā'ə) The capital of New Caledonia, on the southwest coast of the island of New Caledonia in the southwest Pacific Ocean. It was an Allied air base in World War II. Population: 91,400. |
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