west irian

West I·ri·an

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [eer-ee-ahn]
- /ˈɪər iˌɑn/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [eer-ee-ahn]
- /ˈɪər iˌɑn/

Definitions of west irian words

noun west irian a former name of Irian Jaya. 1
noun west irian territory of Indonesia, occupying the W half of the island of New Guinea: a Dutch territory until 1963: 162,928 sq mi (421,982 sq km); pop. 1,649,000; cap. Jayapura 0

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west irian popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 36% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 61% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.