| 1. | the largest island in the Bismarck Archipelago, Papua New Guinea, in the W central Pacific Ocean. 175,369. ab. 14,600 sq. mi. (37,814 sq. km). Capital: Rabaul. |
| 2. | a city in central Connecticut. 73,840. |
Rabaul
town of the island of New Britain, Papua New Guinea, southwestern Pacific Ocean. It is situated on Simpson Harbour, part of Blanche Bay, on the Gazelle Peninsula.
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