Meanings
- Synonym of New Hanover
In the late 19th and early 20th century, a few anthropologists visited Lavongai but left only very little documentation.
2024, Mark Collins, ‘Seducing the fish?’ Marine interspecies relations on Lavongai Island (Papua New Guinea), page 71 more example
The Rev. Bernard F. Jakuco, M.S.C., a missionary priest from Lansford, has recently been transferred to the north coast of Lavongai (formerly New Hanover) in the Territory of New Guinea.
1966 August 21, “Lansford Priest to Serve New Guinea Parish, Schools”, in Reading Eagle, page 33Synonyms: New Hanover
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounSynonym of New Hanover
proper nounSynonym of Tungag
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Lavongai. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Lavongai
“Lavongai.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Lavongai. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Lavongai,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Lavongai.
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