Definition of Papua new guinea

1. Noun. A parliamentary democracy on the eastern half of the island of New Guinea; in 1975 it became an independent state within the Commonwealth of Nations.


Medical Definition of Papua new guinea

1. A country consisting of the eastern half of the island of new guinea and adjacent islands, including new britain, new ireland, the admiralty islands, and new hanover in the bismarck archipelago; bougainville and buka in the northern solomon islands; the d'entrecasteaux and trobriand islands; woodlark (murua) island; and the louisiade archipelago. It became independent on september 16, 1975. Formerly, the southern part was the Australian territory of papua, and the northern part was the un trust territory of new guinea, administered by Australia. They were administratively merged in 1949 and named papua and new guinea, and renamed papua new guinea in 1971. (12 Dec 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Papua New Guinea

paprikas
paprika sauce
Paprilus
Paprilus alepidotus
PAPS
paps
PAPS sulfotransferase
PAPS synthetase
PAPS translocase
Papua
Papuan
Papuan language
Papuan monetary unit
papuars
papua new guinea (current term)
Papua New Guinea
papula
papula
papulae
papular
papular
papular acrodermatitis of childhood
papular dermatitis of pregnancy
papular fever
papular mucinosis
papular scrofuloderma
papular stomatitis virus of cattle
papular syphilid
papular tuberculid
papular urticaria

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