New Ireland

Dictionary: New Ireland

A volcanic island of Papua New Guinea in the southwest Pacific Ocean in the Bismarck Archipelago. Until 1797, European geographers believed it to be part of the island of New Britain.

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Britannica Concise Encyclopedia: New Ireland

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Island and province (pop., 2000: 118,350), Bismarck Archipelago, Papua New Guinea. The island has an area of 3,340 sq mi (8,651 sq km) and is about 220 mi (350 km) long. The terrain is largely mountainous. The province includes many nearby smaller islands. It was discovered by Dutch navigators in 1616 but was little known before 1884, when it became part of a German protectorate. After World War I it was mandated to Australia. The island was occupied by the Japanese in World War II. When Papua New Guinea gained independence in 1975, it became part of that country. Most of the inhabitants live in the north. Copra production dominates commercial development.

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Columbia Encyclopedia: New Ireland

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New Ireland, volcanic island (1990 pop. 64,615), c.3,340 sq mi (8,650 sq km), SW Pacific, in the Bismarck Archipelago, part of Papua New Guinea. New Ireland is largely mountainous, rising to c.4,000 ft (1,220 m). Much of the island is under cultivation, especially the east coast. Kavieng is the chief town and port. The island was first sighted in 1616 but until 1797 was thought to be part of New Britain, from which it is separated by a 20-mi (32-km) channel. The island was a German protectorate from 1884 to 1914 and was called Neu Mecklenburg (New Mecklenburg) by the Germans.

WordNet: New Ireland

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: an island in the Bismarck Archipelago; part of Papua New Guinea

Wikipedia: New Ireland

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New Ireland may refer to:

Geography

New Ireland (island), large island in the state of Papua New Guinea
New Ireland Province, administrative division of Papua New Guinea
A Nickname for the City of Boston Particularly south Boston

Politics

New Ireland Forum, reported in 1984 with recommendations for ending the Troubles.
Éire Nua, an Irish Republican political agenda

History

New Ireland (colony), an abortive 18th-century British Colony in modern-day Maine and New Brunswick
Prince Edward Island, a 1770 ambition to have the island renamed New Ireland, led by then lieutenant governor Walter Patterson.

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