English Explanatory Dictionary

Bay of Plenty

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A wide bay on the northern side of the North Island, New Zealand.
  2. A region surrounding the bay in North Island, New Zealand.

Word forms

Bay of Plenty the Bay of Plenty

Etymology

From bay (“embayment”) + plenty (“abundant food”). Coined by James Cook in 1769, from observations of plentiful amounts of food in the villages surrounding the bay.

Synonyms

Te Moana-a-Toi

Translations

Māori: Te Moana-a-Toi
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