English noun: Papua New Guinea | |||
1. | Papua New Guinea (location) a parliamentary democracy on the eastern half of the island of New Guinea; in 1975 it became an independent state within the Commonwealth of Nations | ||
Synonyms | Independent State of Papua New Guinea | ||
Instance hypernym | country, land, state | ||
Part holonym | Bismarck Archipelago, Bougainville, capital of Papua New Guinea, Papua, Port Moresby | ||
Part meronym | New Guinea | ||
Member meronym | British Commonwealth, Commonwealth of Nations | ||