Aotearoa

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. The North Island of New Zealand.
  2. New Zealand, a country in Oceania; the Māori name, used especially in a Polynesian or precolonial context.

Pronunciation

/aʊ.tɪəˈrɐʉ.a/ /aʊ.teəˈroː.a/ en-nz-Aotearoa.ogg /ˌɑː.əʊ.teəˈrəʊ.ə/ /ˌaʊ.ti.əˈɹoʊ.ə/ /ˌɑ.oʊ.ti.əˈroʊ.ə/ /aʊˌtæɪ.əˈrɐʉ.ə/

Word forms

Aotearoa

Etymology

Borrowed from Māori Aotearoa (“long white cloud; North Island; New Zealand”), see there for more.

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