Papua
Syllabification: (Pap·u·a)
Pronunciation: /ˈpäpo͝oə, ˈpapyo͝oə/
Definition of Papua
- 1a province of Indonesia comprising most of the western part of the island of New Guinea, with some offshore islands; capital, Jayapura. Formerly called Irian Jaya, West Irian.
Origin:
named by a Portuguese navigator who visited it 1526–27, from a Malay word meaning 'woolly-haired'
