HOW TO PRONOUNCE
New Guinea
/n(j)uː ˈɡɪn.i/
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What does New Guinea mean?
proper noun
- A large island in the Pacific Ocean north of Australia, in Oceania, whose territory is divided between Indonesia in the west and Papua New Guinea in the east.
- (informal) Papua New Guinea: A country in Oceania.
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proper noun
- (historical) A former dependent territory of Australia, from 1914 to 1975, occupying the northern part of what is now called Papua New Guinea.
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IPA pronunciation
/n(j)uː ˈɡɪn.i/
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In fact, did you ever hear what might be called regular news direct or indirect from New Guinea?
The proposed voyage to New Guinea was to look that island over with a view to its purchase.
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In New Guinea "the Tongala-up, a stick with a string whirled in the air, is played by women and children."
Dentrecasteaux died while his ships were in the waters to the north of New Guinea.
I knew that you must have known about New Guinea; but in writing to you I never make myself civil!