Rabaul

[ rah-boul, ruh-, rah-boul ]

/ rɑˈbaʊl, rə-, ˈrɑ baʊl /

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noun

a seaport on NE New Britain island, in the Bismarck Archipelago, Papua New Guinea.

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Words nearby Rabaul

Raamses, rab, rabal, rabat, rabato, Rabaul, Rabbah, rabban, Rabbath Ammon, rabbet, rabbet joint

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How to use Rabaul in a sentence

Herbertshohe and Rabaul, the seat of Government, have been garrisoned and a base has been established at Simpsonshafen.
New York Times Current History; The European War, Vol 2, No. 5, August, 1915|Various

British Dictionary definitions for Rabaul

Rabaul

/ (rɑːˈbaʊl) /

noun

a port in Papua New Guinea, on NE New Britain Island, in the Bismarck Archipelago: capital of the Territory of New Guinea until 1941; almost surrounded by volcanoes. Pop: 17 855 (2001 est)

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