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Papuan vs Papua - What's the difference?

papuan | papua |

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 ----