Meanings
proper noun
- A town and former provincial capital in northern New Britain, Papua New Guinea.
Origin
- Tolaibaul“mangrove”
- EnglishRabaul
Borrowed from Tolai baul (“mangrove”) or Rabaul (“Rabaul”)
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Chinese Mandarin 拉包爾 /拉包尔, 亞包 /亚包
- 拉包爾 /拉包尔 (Lābāo'ěr)town in New Britain
- 亞包 /亚包 (Yàbāo, Yǎbāo)town in New Britain
- 野人埠 (Yěrénbù)town in New Britain
German Rabaul, Simpsonhafen
- Rabaultown in New Britain
- Simpsonhafentown in New Britain
Japanese ラバウル
- ラバウル (Rabauru)town in New Britain
Portuguese Rabaul
- Rabaultown in New Britain
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Cite this entry
APA
Rabaul. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Rabaul
MLA
“Rabaul.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Rabaul. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Rabaul,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Rabaul.
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