WEST PAPUA


Meaning of WEST PAPUA in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ geographical name ]

or formerly Iri·an Ja·ya ˈir-ē-ˌän-ˈjī-ä ; or West Irian or earlier Netherlands New Guinea

territory of Indonesia comprising the W half of New Guinea & adjacent islands; belonged to the Netherlands until 1963 capital Jayapura area 162,927 square miles (421,981 square kilometers ), population 1,648,708

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.