Function: geographical name
1 or Papua island in Malay Archipelago N of E Australia divided bet. Indonesia on W & Papua New Guinea on E area over 305,000 sq mi (789,950 sq km )
2 the NE portion of the island of New Guinea; formerly a territory; now part of Papua New Guinea ― see NORTH-EAST NEW GUINEA
– New Guin · ean \ ' gi-n ē - ə n \ adjective or noun