papua

«papua» in Mova's school dictionary: the name of a large area in the western half of the… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

proper noun (Papua) — a place name

meaning for a pupil

1) Papua is the name of a large area in the western half of the island of New Guinea, now part of Indonesia. tree →

2) It is part of the name of the country Papua New Guinea, which is on the eastern half of the same island, north of Australia. tree →

sense in the lessons

In geography lessons it appears in maps of the Pacific and in «Papua New Guinea», a country with more than 800 languages, rainforests, mountains and birds of paradise. It is a name, not an ordinary word. Phrases: Papua New Guinea, the island of New Guinea, Papua province.

examples

• Papua New Guinea is just north of Australia. tree →
• More than 800 languages are spoken in Papua New Guinea. tree →
• Birds of paradise live in the forests of Papua. tree →
• We found Papua on the map of Indonesia. tree →
• Port Moresby is the capital of Papua New Guinea. tree →
• Our class read about the mountains of Papua. tree →
• Papua New Guinea gained independence from Australia in 1975. tree →

note

A place name, so always with a capital P. Say PAP-oo-uh. The people of Papua New Guinea are called Papua New Guineans. Do not mix up Papua (Indonesian part) with the separate country Papua New Guinea on the same island.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «papua» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.