Irian

== Indonesian == === Etymology === Constructed from: From Indonesian acronym Ikut Republik Indonesia Anti Nederlands (“Join Republic of Indonesia anti Netherlands”) From Biak iri-an (“land-hot”), referring to Papua's hot weather, and iryan (“heating process”) metaphorically in the process of entering new era. From Serui iri-an (“land-nation”), From Merauke iri-an (“placed higher-nation”) === Proper noun === Irian New Guinea (A large Oceanian island in the Pacific Ocean) Papua (a province of Indonesia) Indonesian part of the island of New Guinea === See also === Irian Jaya (historical) Irian Barat (historical) Irian Jaya Tengah (historical) Nugini (rare, fossil word) === References ===