Meanings
proper noun
- The capital city of the French overseas territory New Caledonia, a natural South Sea port on its main island.
Tensions remained high in Nouméa, the capital of New Caledonia, on Friday after days of riots as the French government’s representative said areas of the Pacific territory have “escaped” state control.
2024 May 17, Julien Mazzoni, “New Caledonia riots: parts of territory ‘out of state control’, French representative says”, in The Guardian, →ISSN
Origin
- FrenchNouméa
- EnglishNouméa
Borrowed from French Nouméa.
More words from French
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic نُومِيَا
- نُومِيَا (numiyā)capital of New Caledonia
Chinese Mandarin 努美阿
- 努美阿 (Nǔměi'ā)capital of New Caledonia
Dutch Nouméa
- Nouméacapital of New Caledonia
French Nouméa
- Nouméacapital of New Caledonia
Hindi नूमेआ
- नूमेआ (nūmeā)capital of New Caledonia
Japanese ヌメア
- ヌメア (Numea)capital of New Caledonia
Korean 누메아
- 누메아 (Numea)capital of New Caledonia
Russian Нумеа́, Нуме́а
- Нумеа́ (Numeá)capital of New Caledonia
- Нуме́а (Numéa)capital of New Caledonia
Cite this entry
APA
Nouméa. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Noum%C3%A9a
MLA
“Nouméa.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Noum%C3%A9a. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Nouméa,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Noum%C3%A9a.
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