New Zealand

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Pronunciation

• (RP) enPR: nyoo͞-zē'lənd, IPA: /nju ˈziː.lənd/, /ˌnjuː -/
• (GA) enPR: noo͞-zē'lənd, IPA: /nu ˈzi.lənd/, /ˌnu -/
• (GNZ) IPA: /njʉː ˈziːlɘnd/, /ˌnjʉː -/, /nʉː -/, /ˌnʉː -/

Proper noun

1. A country in Oceania, to the east of Australia. Official name: New Zealand. Abbreviation: NZ or Aotearoa
2. The islands of New Zealand, especially the North Island, South Island and nearby coastal islands.
3. The Realm of New Zealand, including the Cook Islands, Niue, Tokelau and the Ross Dependency.

Synonyms

• Maoriland
• Land of the Long White Cloud (Maori name translated into English)
• Aotearoa
• Aotearoa New Zealand
• Kiwiland
• NZ (abbreviation)
• Enzed

Translations

• French: Nouvelle-Zélande
• German: Neuseeland
• Italian: Nuova Zelanda
• Portuguese: Nova Zelândia
• Russian: Но́вая Зела́ндия
• Spanish: Nueva Zelanda, Nueva Zelandia

Translations

• French: néo-zélandais
• German: neuseeländisch
• Portuguese: neozelandês
• Russian: новозела́ндский

Noun

New Zealand

1. A rabbit of a breed that originated in California from rabbits imported from New Zealand.

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