New Zealand

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English

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Dutch Nieuw-Zeeland (new Zeeland), after the Dutch settlement in Batavia, which in turn had been named after the Dutch province of Zeeland.

Pronunciation

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Particularly: "British and New Zealand"
  • Hyphenation: New Zea‧land

Proper noun

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.

Usage notes

  • The word is also used in the attributive form, e.g. the New Zealand government.

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Noun

New Zealand (plural New Zealands)

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

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Danish

Danish Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia da

Proper noun

New Zealand

  1. New Zealand (a country in Oceania)

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Norwegian Bokmål

Norwegian Bokmål Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia nb

Proper noun

New Zealand

  1. New Zealand

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Norwegian Nynorsk Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia nn

Proper noun

New Zealand

  1. New Zealand

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