# Kaiser-Wilhelmsland

> English word · Proper noun

## Definitions
1. The mainland part of German New Guinea, including the northern part of present-day Papua New Guinea.

## Etymology
From German Kaiser-Wilhelmsland. By surface analysis, Kaiser + Wilhelm + -s- + -land. Named in honour of Wilhelm I, who reigned as Kaiser from 1871 to 1888; it included the northern part of present-day Papua New Guinea.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/kaiser-wilhelmsland