Definition of Papua New Guinea in English:
Papua New Guinea
proper nounpapuːə njuː ˈɡɪniːˌpæpuə nu ˈɡɪni
A country in the western Pacific comprising the eastern half of the island of New Guinea together with some neighbouring islands; population 7,600,000 (estimated 2015); languages, English (official), Tok Pisin, and several hundred native Austronesian and Papuan languages; capital, Port Moresby.
巴布亚新几内亚(包括新几内亚岛东半部和一些附近岛屿的西太平洋国家,2009年估计人口5, 940, 800,语言有官方语英语、托克皮辛语以及几百种土著的南岛语和巴布亚语;首都莫尔兹比港)
Papua New Guinea was formed from the administrative union, in 1949, of Papua, an Australian Territory since 1906, and the Trust Territory of New Guinea (NE New Guinea), formerly under German control and an Australian trusteeship since 1921. In 1975 Papua New Guinea became an independent state within the Commonwealth
Definition of Papua New Guinea in US English:
Papua New Guinea
proper nounˌpapo͞oə no͞o ˈɡinēˌpæpuə nu ˈɡɪni
A country in the western Pacific Ocean that includes the eastern half of the island of New Guinea as well as some neighboring islands; population 7,600,000 (estimated 2015); capital, Port Moresby; languages, English (official), Tok Pisin, and several hundred native Austronesian and Papuan languages.
巴布亚新几内亚(包括新几内亚岛东半部和一些附近岛屿的西太平洋国家,2009年估计人口5, 940, 800,语言有官方语英语、托克皮辛语以及几百种土著的南岛语和巴布亚语;首都莫尔兹比港)
Papua New Guinea was formed in 1949 from the administrative union of Papua, an Australian Territory since 1906, and the Trust Territory of New Guinea (Northeast New Guinea), which was formerly under German control and an Australian trusteeship since 1921. In 1975, it became an independent state within the Commonwealth of Nations