Papuasia

English

Proper noun

Papuasia

  1. (anthropology) Melanesia: New Guinea and neighboring islands to the west and east
  2. (biogeography) An area centered on New Guidea, bound by the Lydekker Line on the west (thus including the Aru Islands) and extending through the Solomon Islands archipelago in the east.

Derived terms
  • Papuasian

Italian

Proper noun

Papuasia f

  1. Papua New Guinea
    Synonym: Papua Nuova Guinea
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