noun
Papua
PAPWUH
noun
1
A person native to Papua or Papua New Guinea.
"The festival celebrated traditional dances performed by local Papuas."
"Many Papuas speak one of hundreds of distinct local languages."
How to Use Papua
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishUsed to describe someone from the Papua region of New Guinea, whether the Indonesian province or historically the wider territory.
Word Forms
Papuas plural, Papua plural
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