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new guinea

/ˌnjuː ˈɡɪ.ni/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.06 in modern English

Syllables
new guinea
IPA
/ˌnjuː ˈɡɪ.ni/
13
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A large island in the Pacific Ocean north of Australia, in Oceania, whose territory is divided between Indonesia in the west and Papua New Guinea in the east.

name

A former dependent territory of Australia, from 1914 to 1975, occupying the northern part of what is now called Papua New Guinea.

name

Papua New Guinea: A country in Oceania.

Informal

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˌnjuː ˈɡɪ.ni/
  • British English: [njuː ˈɡɪn.i]

Usage

Inflected Forms

Niugini (alternative) Niu Gini (alternative)

Phrases

German New Guinea New Guinea flightless rail New Guinean New Guinea singing dog Papua New Guinea Western New Guinea

Questions

How do you pronounce new guinea?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌnjuː ˈɡɪ.ni/.
What does new guinea mean?
A large island in the Pacific Ocean north of Australia, in Oceania, whose territory is divided between Indonesia in the west and Papua New Guinea in the east.

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