New Guinea

/n(j)uː ˈɡɪn.i/Australia/ˌnjuː ˈɡɪ.ni/UK[njuː ˈɡɪn.i]US[nu ˈɡɪn.i]

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.

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Meanings

proper noun

alternative Niugini · alternative Niu Gini

  1. 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.
  2. historicalA former dependent territory of Australia, from 1914 to 1975, occupying the northern part of what is now called Papua New Guinea.
  3. informalPapua New Guinea: A country in Oceania.

Translations

Arabic غِينِيَّا اَلْجَدِيدَة
  • غِينِيَّا اَلْجَدِيدَة (ḡiniyyā l-jadīda)large island
Bengali নিউগিনি
  • নিউগিনি (niugini)large island
Bulgarian Но́ва Гвине́я
  • Но́ва Гвине́я (Nóva Gvinéja)large island
Catalan Nova Guinea
  • Nova Guinealarge island
Chinese Mandarin 新幾內亞 /新几内亚
  • 新幾內亞 /新几内亚 (Xīn Jīnèiyà)large island
Czech Nová Guinea
  • Nová Guinealarge island
Danish Ny Guinea
  • Ny Guinealarge island
Dutch Nieuw-Guinea
  • Nieuw-Guinealarge island
Esperanto Nov-Gvineo
  • Nov-Gvineolarge island
Estonian Uus-Guinea
  • Uus-Guinealarge island
Finnish Uusi-Guinea
  • Uusi-Guinealarge island
French Nouvelle-Guinée
  • Nouvelle-Guinéelarge island
German Neuguinea
  • Neuguinealarge island
Greek Νέα Γουινέα
  • Νέα Γουινέα (Néa Gouinéa)large island
Hebrew גינאה החדשה
  • גינאה החדשה (ginea ha-khadasha)large island
Hindi न्यू गिनी, नया गिनी
  • न्यू गिनी (nyū ginī)large island
  • नया गिनी (nayā ginī)large island
Hungarian Új-Guinea
  • Új-Guinealarge island
Icelandic Nýja-Gínea
  • Nýja-Gínealarge island
Indonesian Papua, Pulau Papua
  • Papualarge island
  • Pulau Papualarge island
  • Irianlarge island
  • Pulau Irianlarge island
  • Nuginilarge island
  • Pulau Nuginilarge island
Irish Nua-Guine
  • Nua-Guinelarge island
Italian Nuova Guinea
  • Nuova Guinealarge island
Japanese ニューギニア
  • ニューギニア (Nyūginia)large island
Korean 뉴기니
  • 뉴기니 (Nyugini)large island
Latin Nova Guinea
  • Nova Guinealarge island
Latvian Jaungvineja
  • Jaungvinejalarge island
Lithuanian Naujoji Gvinėja
  • Naujoji Gvinėjalarge island
Norwegian Bokmål Ny-Guinea
  • Ny-Guinealarge island
Polish Nowa Gwinea
  • Nowa Gwinealarge island
Portuguese Nova Guiné
  • Nova Guinélarge island
Romanian Noua Guinee
  • Noua Guineelarge island
Russian Но́вая Гвине́я
  • Но́вая Гвине́я (Nóvaja Gvinéja)large island
Slovak Nová Guinea
  • Nová Guinealarge island
Spanish Nueva Guinea
  • Nueva Guinealarge island
Swahili Guinea Mpya
  • Guinea Mpyalarge island
Swedish Nya Guinea
  • Nya Guinealarge island
Thai นิวกินี
  • นิวกินี (niu-gì-nii)large island
Turkish Yeni Gine
  • Yeni Ginelarge island
Ukrainian Нова́ Гвіне́я, Нова́ Ґвіне́я
  • Нова́ Гвіне́я (Nová Hvinéja)large island
  • Нова́ Ґвіне́я (Nová Gvinéja)large island
Cite this entry
APA

New Guinea. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/New%20Guinea

MLA

“New Guinea.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/New%20Guinea. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “New Guinea,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/New%20Guinea.

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