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Kaiser-Wilhelmsland

Kaiser-Wilhelmsland proper noun: the mainland part of German New Guinea, including the northern part of present-day Papua New Guinea.

Proper noun

Kaiser-Wilhelmsland

  1. (historical) The mainland part of German New Guinea, including the northern part of present-day Papua New Guinea.

Origin of Kaiser-Wilhelmsland

From German Kaiser-Wilhelmsland. By surface analysis, Kaiser + Wilhelm + -s- + -land. Named in honour of Wilhelm I, who reigned as Kaiser from 1871 to 1888; it included the northern part of present-day Papua New Guinea.

Questions about Kaiser-Wilhelmsland

What does Kaiser-Wilhelmsland mean?
Kaiser-Wilhelmsland means the mainland part of German New Guinea, including the northern part of present-day Papua New Guinea.
What part of speech is Kaiser-Wilhelmsland?
Kaiser-Wilhelmsland is a proper noun.

Words near Kaiser-Wilhelmsland in the dictionary

  1. kaiser roll
  2. kaiser rolls
  3. Kaiser Wilhelm II Land
  4. Kaiser window
  5. Kaiser windows
  6. Kaiser-Wilhelmsland
  7. kaiserdom
  8. kaiserdoms
  9. kaiserin
  10. kaiserins
  11. Kaiserish

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