单词 | irian |
释义 | irianadj.1 Anatomy. Belonging to the iris of the eye. ΘΚΠ the world > life > the body > sense organ > sight organ > parts of sight organ > [adjective] > iris iridal1830 irian1842 irised1879 iridic1891 iridial1911 1842 R. Dunglison Med. Lexicon (ed. 3) at Iris The iris receives the irian nerves. 1857 R. Dunglison Med. Lexicon (rev. ed.) 509 Irian,..belonging to the Iris. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online September 2021). Irianadj.2 Of or pertaining to Irian Barat or West Irian, formerly Dutch New Guinea or Netherlands New Guinea, since 1963 a province of Indonesia. ΘΠ the world > the earth > named regions of earth > Malaysia and Indonesia > [adjective] > specific islands Philippine1603 Javan1613 Papuan1786 Balinese1820 Javanese1841 Sundanesian1876 Madurese1880 Filipino1900 Irian1950 the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of Asia > native or inhabitant of Papua and New Guinea > [adjective] Papuan1786 Irian1950 1950 tr. 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. 1958 Times 9 Sept. 9/3 ‘West Irian action’, meaning the ‘liberation’ of west New Guinea from the Dutch. 1969 New 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. Derivatives Iriaˈnese n. a native or inhabitant of this province; also collective. ΘΠ the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of Asia > native or inhabitant of Papua and New Guinea > [noun] Papua1601 Papuan1791 Kiriwinian1916 Irianese1967 1967 Guardian 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. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1976; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.11842adj.21950 |
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