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Pap⋅u⋅an

  [pap-yoo-uhn]
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–adjective
1. of or pertaining to New Guinea or to Papua New Guinea.
2. noting or pertaining to the indigenous black peoples of New Guinea, characterized by a black or dark brown complexion and crisp, frizzled hair.
3. of or pertaining to any of the unaffiliated languages indigenous to New Guinea and other islands nearby, esp. Timor, the Bismarck Archipelago, the Moluccas, and the Solomons.
–noun
4. a native or inhabitant of New Guinea or Papua New Guinea.
5. any of the Papuan languages.
Origin:
1805–15; Papu(a) + -an
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Pap·u·an   (pāp'yōō-ən)   
adj.  Of or relating to the peoples, languages, or cultures of Papua New Guinea or New Guinea.
n.  

  1. A native or inhabitant of Papua New Guinea or New Guinea.

  2. A member of any of the indigenous peoples of New Guinea and neighboring islands.

  3. Any of the indigenous languages of New Guinea, New Britain, and the Solomon Islands.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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