"Bird's Head" meaning in English

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Proper name

Forms: the Bird's Head [canonical]
Etymology: Calque of Dutch Vogelkop. Etymology templates: {{cal|en|nl|Vogelkop}} Calque of Dutch Vogelkop Head templates: {{en-proper noun|def=1|head=Bird's Head}} the Bird's Head
  1. A large peninsula that makes up the Province of Southwest Papua and the northeast portion of the Province of West Papua in Indonesia. Synonyms: Vogelkop Derived forms: East Bird's Head, South Bird's Head, West Bird's Head Translations (large peninsula): Vogelkop (Dutch), Kepala Burung (Indonesian)
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