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Aotearoa New Zealand en · PROPN

Pronunciation

  • /ˌæotiə-/ (New-Zealand)
  • /ˌɑ.oʊtiəˌɹoʊ.ə nu ˈzilənd/ (General-American)
  • /- nʉː -/ (New-Zealand)
  • /ˌɑːəʊtiːəˌɹəʊ.ə nju ˈziːlənd/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /ˌæoteəɹɐʉ.ɘ njʉː ˈziːlɘnd/ (New-Zealand)
  • /- njuː -/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Meanings

  1. A bicultural name for New Zealand.
    • 1988 (March), Human Rights Commission Focus The Commission recognises the importance of Māori culture […] to all people of Aotearoa New Zealand.
    • In looking further south, to Aotearoa/New Zealand, the forward march of the British is in full show. 2020, Sujit Sivasundaram, Waves Across the South, William Collins, published 2021, page 65:

Forms

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Aotearoa-New Zealand alternative lexicographic
Aotearoa/New Zealand alternative lexicographic

Relateds

Maori