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Rabaul

US/ɹəˈbaʊl/

Rabaul proper noun: a town and former provincial capital in northern New Britain, Papua New Guinea.

Proper noun

Rabaul

  1. A town and former provincial capital in northern New Britain, Papua New Guinea.

Origin of Rabaul

Borrowed from Tolai baul (“mangrove”) or Rabaul (“Rabaul”)

Phrases with Rabaul

Questions about Rabaul

What does Rabaul mean?
Rabaul means a town and former provincial capital in northern New Britain, Papua New Guinea.
What part of speech is Rabaul?
Rabaul is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Rabaul?
Rabaul is pronounced /ɹəˈbaʊl/ (US).

Words near Rabaul in the dictionary

  1. rabats
  2. rabatte
  3. rabatted
  4. rabattes
  5. rabatting
  6. Rabaul
  7. Rabaul Creole German
  8. Rabb
  9. Rabbani
  10. rabbanim
  11. rabbanin

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