Synonyms for papuan
ˈpæp yu ənpapuan

Princeton's WordNet

1. Papuannoun

   a native or inhabitant of Papua New Guinea or New Guinea

2. Papuan, Papuan languageadjective

   any of the indigenous languages spoken in Papua New Guinea or New Britain or the Solomon Islands that are not Malayo-Polynesian languages

3. Papuanadjective

   of or relating to Papua or its people or language

   "Papuan native crafts"; "Papuan vowels"

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1. List of paraphrases for "papuan":

   papua, papouasie

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1. West Papuan:

   The separatists started shooting sporadically at joint security forces who were approaching them in front of a honai (traditional Papuan house), after they (security forces) responded with shots, the separatists ran for the woods while shooting indiscriminately.