English Explanatory Dictionary

Tokelau

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. Three atolls forming a dependent territory of New Zealand in the South Pacific Ocean.

Pronunciation

/ˈtoʊkəlaʊ/ tō-kĕ-lä′o͞o LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-Tokelau.wav

Word forms

Tokelau

Etymology

Borrowed from Tokelauan Tokelau, from Tokelauan tokelau (“north wind”), from Proto-Polynesian *tokelau (“northwesterly”). Compare Māori tokerau (“north”); Rapa Nui tokerau (“wind”).

Derived words

Tokelau Islands
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