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Irian

“Irian” is an Indonesian word. Its 2 meanings in English:

proper noun

  1. New Guinea (A large Oceanian island in the Pacific Ocean)
  2. Indonesian part of the island of New Guinea

Etymology

Constructed from: * From Indonesian acronym Ikut Republik Indonesia Anti Nederlands (“Join Republic of Indonesia anti Netherlands”) * From Biak iri-an (“land-hot”), referring to Papua's hot weather, and iryan (“heating process”) metaphorically in the process of entering new era. * From Serui iri-an (“land-nation”), * From Merauke iri-an (“placed higher-nation”)

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