New Zealand
English
Etymology
From Dutch Nieuw-Zeeland (“new Zeeland”), after the Dutch settlement in Batavia, which in turn had been named after the Dutch province of Zeeland.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) enPR: nyoo͞-zē'lənd, IPA(key): /nju ˈziː.lənd/, /ˌnjuː -/
- (General American) enPR: noo͞-zē'lənd, IPA(key): /nu ˈzi.lənd/, /ˌnu -/
- (General New Zealand) IPA(key): /njʉː ˈziːlɘnd/, /ˌnjʉː -/, /nʉː -/, /ˌnʉː -/
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Proper noun
Usage notes
- The word is also used in the attributive form, e.g. the New Zealand government.
Synonyms
- Maoriland
- Land of the Long White Cloud - (Maori name translated into English)
- Aotearoa
- Aotearoa New Zealand
- Kiwiland
- NZ (abbreviation)
- Enzed
Derived terms
- Enzedder
- New Zealander
- New Zealandian
- New Zealandish
- New Zealandress
- New Zealand English
- New Zealand flax
- New Zealand tea
- Zealandia
- Zeelandia
Translations
country in Oceania
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attributive form - relating to New Zealand
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Noun
New Zealand (plural New Zealands)
- A rabbit of a breed that originated in California from rabbits imported from New Zealand.
See also
- Appendix:Countries of the world
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