Pap ‧ u ‧ a New Guin ‧ ea /ˌpæpuə njuː ˈɡɪni $ ˌpæpjuə nuː-/ BrE AmE
a country in the southwest Pacific Ocean, north of Australia, which includes the eastern half of the island of New Guinea and various small islands. Population: 5,931,769 (2008). Capital: Port Moresby.
—Papuan noun , adjective