Papuan is a derived term of papua.
As nouns the difference between papuan and papua
is that papuan is papuan (person) while papua is .
papuan
English
Adjective
(-)
From, or pertaining to Papua or Papua New Guinea
Noun
(
en noun)
Someone from Papua or Papua New Guinea
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
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