Etymology

Rabaul

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Today it means: A town and former provincial capital in northern New Britain, Papua New Guinea. Full definition →

Tolai baul
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The story

  1. Tolai · borrowed frombaul“mangrove”
  2. English todayRabaul

Borrowed from Tolai baul (“mangrove”) or Rabaul (“Rabaul”)

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