Irian Jaya

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(ērē än′ jäyä)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
I•ri•an Ja•ya  (ērē än′ jäyä),USA pronunciation 
    the W part of the island of New Guinea, formerly a Dutch territory: a province of Indonesia since 1963. 957,000; ab. 159,000 sq. mi. (411,810 sq. km). Cap.: Jayapura. Formerly, Irian Barat  (bärät),USA pronunciation West Irian, Netherlands New Guinea, Dutch New Guinea. 
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
Irian Jaya
  1. a former Indonesian name (1973–2001) for Papua2
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