"New Guinea" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /n(j)uː ˈɡɪn.i/, /ˌnjuː ˈɡɪ.ni/ [General-Australian] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-New Guinea.wav [Southern-England]
enPR: n(y)o͞o gĭnʹ-ē [US] Head templates: {{en-proper noun|head=New Guinea}} New Guinea
  1. A large Oceanian island in the Pacific Ocean, north of Australia, whose territory is divided between Indonesia in the west and Papua New Guinea in the east. Categories (place): Historical dependent territories Translations (large island): غِينِيَّا اَلْجَدِيدَة (ḡiniyyā l-jadīda) [feminine] (Arabic), Նոր Գվինեա (Nor Gvinea) (Armenian), Но́вая Гвіне́я (Nóvaja Hvinjéja) [feminine] (Belarusian), Но́вая Гвінэ́я (Nóvaja Hvinéja) [Taraškievica, feminine] (Belarusian), নিউগিনি (niugini) (Bengali), Ginea Nevez (Breton), Но́ва Гвине́я (Nóva Gvinéja) (Bulgarian), Nova Guinea [feminine] (Catalan), 新幾內亞 (Chinese Mandarin), 新几内亚 (Xīn Jīnèiyà) (Chinese Mandarin), Nová Guinea [feminine] (Czech), Ny Guinea (Danish), Nieuw-Guinea [neuter] (Dutch), Nov-Gvineo (Esperanto), Uus-Guinea (Estonian), Uusi-Guinea (Finnish), Nouvelle-Guinée [feminine] (French), Nova Guinea [feminine] (Galician), Neuguinea [neuter] (German), Νέα Γουινέα (Néa Gouinéa) [feminine] (Greek), גינאה החדשה (ginea ha-khadasha) [feminine] (Hebrew), न्यू गिनी (nyū ginī) (Hindi), नया गिनी (nayā ginī) [masculine] (Hindi), Niu Gini (Hiri Motu), Új-Guinea (Hungarian), Nýja-Gínea (Icelandic), Papua (Indonesian), Pulau Papua (Indonesian), Irian (Indonesian), Pulau Irian (Indonesian), Nugini [rare] (Indonesian), Pulau Nugini [rare] (Indonesian), an Nua-Ghuine [feminine] (Irish), Nuova Guinea [feminine] (Italian), Nyuu Gini (Jamaican Creole), ニューギニア (Nyūginia) (Japanese), ហ៊្គីណេថ្មី (hkiineethməy) (Khmer), 뉴기니 (Nyugini) (Korean), Nova Guinea [feminine] (Latin), Jaungvineja [feminine] (Latvian), Naujoji Gvinėja [feminine] (Lithuanian), Нова Гвине́ја (Nova Gvinéja) [feminine] (Macedonian), Nukne (Marshallese), Nouvelle-Dginnée [feminine] (Norman), Ny-Guinea (Norwegian Bokmål), Ny-Guinea (Norwegian Nynorsk), Nowa Gwinea [feminine] (Polish), Nova Guiné [feminine] (Portuguese), Nūkini (Rarotongan), Noua Guinee [feminine] (Romanian), Но́вая Гвине́я (Nóvaja Gvinéja) [feminine] (Russian), Нова Гвинеја [Cyrillic, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), Nova Gvineja [Roman, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), Nová Guinea [feminine] (Slovak), Nova Gvineja [feminine] (Slovene), Nueva Guinea [feminine] (Spanish), Papua (Sundanese), Irian (Sundanese), Guinea Mpya (Swahili), Nya Guinea (Swedish), นิวกินี (Thai), Niugini (Tok Pisin), Yeni Gine (Turkish), Нова́ Гвіне́я (Nová Hvinéja) [feminine] (Ukrainian), Нова́ Ґвіне́я (Nová Gvinéja) [feminine] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-New_Guinea-en-name-lxRtXWDt Disambiguation of Historical dependent territories: 32 28 39 Disambiguation of 'large island': 100 0 0
  2. (historical) The northern part of what is now called Papua New Guinea, formerly administered as a separate territory to Papua. Tags: historical Categories (place): Historical dependent territories
    Sense id: en-New_Guinea-en-name-azqmDID~ Disambiguation of Historical dependent territories: 32 28 39
  3. (informal) Papua New Guinea. Wikidata QID: Q691 Tags: informal Categories (place): Countries in Oceania, Historical dependent territories, Islands Synonyms: Niugini, Niu Gini Holonyms: Melanesia Derived forms: German New Guinea, New Guinean, New Guinea flightless rail, New Guinea singing dog, Papua New Guinea
    Sense id: en-New_Guinea-en-name-en:Q691 Disambiguation of Countries in Oceania: 33 22 45 Disambiguation of Historical dependent territories: 32 28 39 Disambiguation of Islands: 33 25 42 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 29 27 43 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 28 27 46 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 29 28 44

Alternative forms

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          "roman": "nyū ginī",
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          "lang": "Hungarian",
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          "code": "is",
          "lang": "Icelandic",
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          "code": "id",
          "lang": "Indonesian",
          "sense": "large island",
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          "lang": "Indonesian",
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          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "large island",
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          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "large island",
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          "code": "jam",
          "lang": "Jamaican Creole",
          "sense": "large island",
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          "roman": "Nyūginia",
          "sense": "large island",
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          "lang": "Khmer",
          "roman": "hkiineethməy",
          "sense": "large island",
          "word": "ហ៊្គីណេថ្មី"
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          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "Nyugini",
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          "word": "뉴기니"
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          "lang": "Macedonian",
          "roman": "Nova Gvinéja",
          "sense": "large island",
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          "word": "Нова Гвине́ја"
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          "_dis1": "100 0 0",
          "code": "mh",
          "lang": "Marshallese",
          "sense": "large island",
          "word": "Nukne"
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          "lang": "Norman",
          "sense": "large island",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "Nouvelle-Dginnée"
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          "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
          "sense": "large island",
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          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "large island",
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          "word": "Nowa Gwinea"
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          "_dis1": "100 0 0",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "large island",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "Nova Guiné"
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          "lang": "Rarotongan",
          "sense": "large island",
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          "_dis1": "100 0 0",
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "large island",
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          "word": "Noua Guinee"
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          "roman": "Nóvaja Gvinéja",
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          "_dis1": "100 0 0",
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          "word": "Нова Гвинеја"
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          "_dis1": "100 0 0",
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          "lang": "Slovak",
          "sense": "large island",
          "tags": [
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          "_dis1": "100 0 0",
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          "sense": "large island",
          "tags": [
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          "_dis1": "100 0 0",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "large island",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "Nueva Guinea"
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          "_dis1": "100 0 0",
          "code": "su",
          "lang": "Sundanese",
          "sense": "large island",
          "word": "Papua"
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          "code": "su",
          "lang": "Sundanese",
          "sense": "large island",
          "word": "Irian"
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          "lang": "Swahili",
          "sense": "large island",
          "word": "Guinea Mpya"
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          "lang": "Thai",
          "sense": "large island",
          "word": "นิวกินี"
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          "sense": "large island",
          "word": "Niugini"
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          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "large island",
          "word": "Yeni Gine"
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          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "Nová Hvinéja",
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          "_dis1": "18 31 51",
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        },
        {
          "_dis1": "18 31 51",
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        },
        {
          "_dis1": "18 31 51",
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        {
          "_dis1": "18 31 51",
          "word": "New Guinea singing dog"
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          "_dis1": "18 31 51",
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        }
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        "General-Australian"
      ]
    },
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      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "other": "[nu ˈɡɪn.i]",
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        "US"
      ]
    },
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        "US"
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}
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      "word": "New Guinea flightless rail"
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      "word": "New Guinea singing dog"
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        "The northern part of what is now called Papua New Guinea, formerly administered as a separate territory to Papua."
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        "historical"
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        "Papua New Guinea."
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          "Papua New Guinea"
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        "(informal) Papua New Guinea."
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        "UK"
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      "other": "[nu ˈɡɪn.i]",
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        "US"
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      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "ḡiniyyā l-jadīda",
      "sense": "large island",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "غِينِيَّا اَلْجَدِيدَة"
    },
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      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "Nor Gvinea",
      "sense": "large island",
      "word": "Նոր Գվինեա"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "Nóvaja Hvinjéja",
      "sense": "large island",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Но́вая Гвіне́я"
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    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "Nóvaja Hvinéja",
      "sense": "large island",
      "tags": [
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        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Но́вая Гвінэ́я"
    },
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      "code": "bn",
      "lang": "Bengali",
      "roman": "niugini",
      "sense": "large island",
      "word": "নিউগিনি"
    },
    {
      "code": "br",
      "lang": "Breton",
      "sense": "large island",
      "word": "Ginea Nevez"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "Nóva Gvinéja",
      "sense": "large island",
      "word": "Но́ва Гвине́я"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "large island",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Nova Guinea"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "large island",
      "word": "新幾內亞"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "Xīn Jīnèiyà",
      "sense": "large island",
      "word": "新几内亚"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "large island",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Nová Guinea"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "large island",
      "word": "Ny Guinea"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "large island",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Nieuw-Guinea"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "large island",
      "word": "Nov-Gvineo"
    },
    {
      "code": "et",
      "lang": "Estonian",
      "sense": "large island",
      "word": "Uus-Guinea"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "large island",
      "word": "Uusi-Guinea"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "large island",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Nouvelle-Guinée"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "large island",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Nova Guinea"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "large island",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Neuguinea"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "Néa Gouinéa",
      "sense": "large island",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Νέα Γουινέα"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "ginea ha-khadasha",
      "sense": "large island",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "גינאה החדשה"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "nyū ginī",
      "sense": "large island",
      "word": "न्यू गिनी"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "nayā ginī",
      "sense": "large island",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "नया गिनी"
    },
    {
      "code": "ho",
      "lang": "Hiri Motu",
      "sense": "large island",
      "word": "Niu Gini"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "large island",
      "word": "Új-Guinea"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "large island",
      "word": "Nýja-Gínea"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "large island",
      "word": "Papua"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "large island",
      "word": "Pulau Papua"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "large island",
      "word": "Irian"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "large island",
      "word": "Pulau Irian"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "large island",
      "tags": [
        "rare"
      ],
      "word": "Nugini"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "large island",
      "tags": [
        "rare"
      ],
      "word": "Pulau Nugini"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "large island",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "an Nua-Ghuine"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "large island",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Nuova Guinea"
    },
    {
      "code": "jam",
      "lang": "Jamaican Creole",
      "sense": "large island",
      "word": "Nyuu Gini"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "Nyūginia",
      "sense": "large island",
      "word": "ニューギニア"
    },
    {
      "code": "km",
      "lang": "Khmer",
      "roman": "hkiineethməy",
      "sense": "large island",
      "word": "ហ៊្គីណេថ្មី"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "Nyugini",
      "sense": "large island",
      "word": "뉴기니"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "large island",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Nova Guinea"
    },
    {
      "code": "lv",
      "lang": "Latvian",
      "sense": "large island",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Jaungvineja"
    },
    {
      "code": "lt",
      "lang": "Lithuanian",
      "sense": "large island",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Naujoji Gvinėja"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "Nova Gvinéja",
      "sense": "large island",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Нова Гвине́ја"
    },
    {
      "code": "mh",
      "lang": "Marshallese",
      "sense": "large island",
      "word": "Nukne"
    },
    {
      "code": "nrf",
      "lang": "Norman",
      "sense": "large island",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Nouvelle-Dginnée"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "large island",
      "word": "Ny-Guinea"
    },
    {
      "code": "nn",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "sense": "large island",
      "word": "Ny-Guinea"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "large island",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Nowa Gwinea"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "large island",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Nova Guiné"
    },
    {
      "code": "rar",
      "lang": "Rarotongan",
      "sense": "large island",
      "word": "Nūkini"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "large island",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Noua Guinee"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "Nóvaja Gvinéja",
      "sense": "large island",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Но́вая Гвине́я"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "large island",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic",
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Нова Гвинеја"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "large island",
      "tags": [
        "Roman",
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Nova Gvineja"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "large island",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Nová Guinea"
    },
    {
      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "sense": "large island",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Nova Gvineja"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "large island",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Nueva Guinea"
    },
    {
      "code": "su",
      "lang": "Sundanese",
      "sense": "large island",
      "word": "Papua"
    },
    {
      "code": "su",
      "lang": "Sundanese",
      "sense": "large island",
      "word": "Irian"
    },
    {
      "code": "sw",
      "lang": "Swahili",
      "sense": "large island",
      "word": "Guinea Mpya"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "large island",
      "word": "Nya Guinea"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "sense": "large island",
      "word": "นิวกินี"
    },
    {
      "code": "tpi",
      "lang": "Tok Pisin",
      "sense": "large island",
      "word": "Niugini"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "large island",
      "word": "Yeni Gine"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "Nová Hvinéja",
      "sense": "large island",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Нова́ Гвіне́я"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "Nová Gvinéja",
      "sense": "large island",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Нова́ Ґвіне́я"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "New Guinea"
  ],
  "word": "New Guinea"
}

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