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What is the difference between papua and pa?

papua | pa |

As nouns the difference between papua and pa

is that papua is while pa is (colloquial) father, papa or pa can be a maori fort.

papua

English

Proper noun

(Territory of Papua) (en proper noun)
  • The southern part of what is now called Papua New Guinea, formerly administered as a separate territory to New Guinea.

    • Derived terms

    * Gulf of Papua * Papuan * Papua New Guinea * West Papua

    See also

    * Irian Jaya * New Guinea * West Irian ----

    pa

    Translingual

    Symbol

    (head)
  • The ISO 3166-1 two-letter (alpha-2) code for Panama.
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