"Rabaul" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /ɹəˈbaʊl/ [General-American]
Etymology: Borrowed from Tolai baul (“mangrove”) or Rabaul (“Rabaul”) Etymology templates: {{bor|en|ksd|baul||mangrove}} Tolai baul (“mangrove”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Rabaul
  1. A town and former provincial capital in northern New Britain, Papua New Guinea. Wikipedia link: Rabaul Categories (place): Places in Papua New Guinea, Towns in Papua New Guinea Translations (town in New Britain): 拉包爾 /拉包尔 (Lābāo'ěr) (Chinese Mandarin), 亞包 /亚包 (Yàbāo, Yǎbāo) (Chinese Mandarin), 野人埠 (Yěrénbù) [derogatory] (Chinese Mandarin), Rabaul (Galician), Rabaul (German), Simpsonhafen (note: before 1918) (German), ラバウル (Rabauru) (Japanese), Rabaul [feminine] (Portuguese), Rabaul (Tok Pisin)
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