papuan Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a native or inhabitant of Papua New Guinea or New Guinea
  2. noun any of the indigenous languages spoken in Papua New Guinea or New Britain or the Solomon Islands that are not Malayo-Polynesian languages
    Papuan language.
  3. adjective of or relating to Papua or its people or language
    • Papuan native crafts
    • Papuan vowels

WordNet

Pap"u*an adjective
Definitions
  1. Of or pertaining to Papua.

Webster 1913