Complete Definition of "Papua"

English
Etymology
Malay "Land of the people with the frizzy hair"

Proper noun
Papua

  1. A large island north of Australia divided between Indonesia and Papua New Guinea

Derived terms
Gulf of Papua
Papuan
Papua New Guinea
West Papua

See also
Irian Jaya
New Guinea
West Irian

Category:Malay derivations

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