| 释义 |
Irian, a.2|ˈɪrɪən|
[Native name.]
Of or pertaining to Irian Barat or West Irian, formerly Dutch New Guinea or Netherlands New Guinea, since 1963 a province of Indonesia. Hence Iriaˈnese, a native or inhabitant of this province; also collect.
1950tr. Rep. Comm. New Guinea (Irian) iii. iv. 96 The Netherlands promise that it is prepared to listen to the voice of the original Irian people. 1958Times 9 Sept. 9/3 ‘West Irian action’, meaning the ‘liberation’ of west New Guinea from the Dutch. 1967Guardian 17 Nov. 12/7 To talk of self-determination for West Irian by 1969 is, of course, unrealistic... To most of the Irianese..considerations of this sort are academic. 1969New Yorker 31 May 44/2 Suharto..rose steadily... His outstanding military performance was as a co-ordinator of the West Irian campaign in 1961–62. |