New Zealand

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Proper noun 1.3.1 Translations 1.3.2 Synonyms 1.3.3 Derived terms 1.4 See also 2 Danish 2.1 Proper noun 2.1.1 Related terms 3 Norwegian 3.1 Proper noun 3.1.1 Synonyms 3.1.2 Related terms

[edit] English

Wikipedia

[edit] 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.

[edit] Pronunciation

• (UK) enPR: nyoo͞-zē'lənd, IPA: /ˈnjuː ˈziː.lənd/, SAMPA: /"nju: "zi:.l@nd/
• (US) enPR: noo͞-zē'lənd, IPA: /ˈnu ˈzi.lənd/, SAMPA: /"nu "zi.l@nd/
•  Audio (US)^{help, file}

[edit] Proper noun

Singular New Zealand

Plural -

New Zealand

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.

[edit] Translations

[edit] Synonyms

• Maoriland
• Land of the Long White Cloud - (Maori name translated into English)
• Land of the Long White Shroud - (Australia, humourous, insulting)
• Aotearoa
• Aotearoa New Zealand
• NZ
• Enzed

[edit] Derived terms

• New Zealand primitive frog
• New Zealander
• Enzedder

[edit] See also

• Countries of the world

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[edit] Danish

Wikipedia ^da

[edit] Proper noun

New Zealand

1. New Zealand (country in Oceania)

[edit] Related terms

• newzealandsk

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[edit] Norwegian

[edit] Proper noun

New Zealand

1. New Zealand

[edit] Synonyms

• Ny-Zealand

[edit] Related terms

• newzealending, newzealander, nyzealending, nyzealender
• newzealandsk, nyzealandsk