New Zealandish en · ADJ
Etymology
From New Zealand + -ish.
Meanings
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typical of New Zealand
I did indeed grow up with a fault line running through me, but that is a very New Zealandish feature when you consider that it is a country of earthquakes and volcanoes.
(Can we date this quote?), Margaret Mahy, “A dissolving ghost”, in Damien Wilkins, editor, Great sporting moments, published 2005, page 352:Don’t try to be more New Zealandish than the New Zealanders.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most New Zealandish | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more New Zealandish | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |