'Papuan' definitions:
Definition of 'Papuan'
(from WordNet)
adjective
Of or relating to Papua or its people or language; "Papuan native crafts"; "Papuan vowels"
noun
A native or inhabitant of Papua New Guinea or New Guinea
noun
Any of the indigenous languages spoken in Papua New Guinea or New Britain or the Solomon Islands that are not Malayo- Polynesian languages [syn: Papuan, Papuan language]
Definition of 'Papuan'
From: GCIDE
- Papuan \Pap"u*an\, prop. a. Of or pertaining to Papua. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Papuan'
From: GCIDE
- Papuars \Pap"u*ars\, n. pl.; sing. Papuan. (Ethnol.) The native black race of Papua or New Guinea, and the adjacent islands. [1913 Webster]