Papuasia

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proper noun

Melanesia: New Guinea and neighboring islands to the west and east

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. anthropologyMelanesia: New Guinea and neighboring islands to the west and east
  2. biogeographyAn area centered on New Guinea, bound by the Lydekker Line on the west (thus including the Aru Islands) and extending through the Solomon Islands archipelago in the east.
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APA

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

MLA

“Papuasia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Papuasia. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Papuasia,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Papuasia.

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