Papúa Nueva Guinea
/paˌpua ˌnweba ɡiˈnea/feminine
Papúa Nueva Guinea is the Spanish name for the country Papua New Guinea.
This phrase is used to refer to the country in Oceania.
Meaning: country in Oceania (name)
Which one should you use?
Papúa Nueva Guinea is a formal translation of Papua New Guinea, and Estado Independiente de Papúa Nueva Guinea is a formal translation of Papua New Guinea.
How does it change in a sentence?
The name is feminine.
How do you pronounce it?
/paˌpua ˌnweba ɡiˈnea/
Did you know?
- The Spanish word guinea is shared with the name for the fruit known in English as 'banana' or 'plantain' in several Latin American dialects, such as guineo.
- Spanish uses the term guineana to describe people or things from Papúa Nueva Guinea, a word that also describes people from Equatorial Guinea.
- The term Papúa in Spanish is used both as a proper noun for the country and as a general noun to refer to the indigenous peoples of the New Guinea region.
Examples in context
- La mitad norte de lo que hoy en día es Papúa Nueva Guinea era una colonia alemana.The northern half of what is today Papua New Guinea was a German colony.This sentence describes the historical status of the northern half of Papúa Nueva Guinea.Tatoeba #2944711 by marcelostockle, translation #1502914 by nonong
- Papúa Nueva Guinea es actualmente el país con mayor diversidad lingüística del mundo.Papua New Guinea is currently the country with the greatest linguistic diversity in the world.This sentence highlights the linguistic diversity found in Papúa Nueva Guinea.Tatoeba #13460841 by Seael, translation #13618829 by araneo
- Puerto Moresby es la capital de Papúa Nueva Guinea.Port Moresby is the capital of Papua New Guinea.This sentence identifies Port Moresby as the capital of Papúa Nueva Guinea.Tatoeba #7910025 by MarijnKp, translation #7909159 by MarijnKp
- En mi próximo viaje, quiero visitar Papúa Nueva Guinea.On my next trip, I want to visit Papua New Guinea.
Example conversation
María and Alejandro are discussing a travel documentary.
- María¿Has visto el documental sobre Papúa Nueva Guinea?Have you seen the documentary about Papua New Guinea?
- AlejandroNo, no sabía que era tan grande.No, I didn't know it was so big.
- MaríaEs un país increíble en Oceanía.It is an incredible country in Oceania.
- AlejandroMe gustaría viajar allí algún día.I would like to travel there someday.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “papua new guinea” translations and entries Papúa Nueva Guinea, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries guinea, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
